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These are not the only methods by which a patient can relearn walking, but they are simple and effective.

Corrective walking should aim at three objectives, namely:

To make walking smooth, steady and inconspicuous.

To make walking as rapid as possible with safety to person and weakened muscles.

To make walking not merely an expedient means of locomotion but a constant corrective training toward normal walking, however far removed that goal may seem to be.