heel-to-toe walk
Line-walking balance check
A heel-to-toe walk is a gait where each step lands heel first and rolls forward to push off from the toes, with feet placed directly in front of each other as if walking a line.
Neurologists use it to test balance and coordination: The officer asked him to do a heel-to-toe walk.
The same test appears in field sobriety checks for drunk driving.
- gaitLocomotion pattern
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
- balance beamElevated narrow plank for routines
- sobrietyUnimpaired mental state
- sobriety testImpairment assessment procedure
field sobriety · tightrope · DUI · drunk driving · roadside · traffic stop · wobble · coordination · straight-line · straight and narrow · tandem · one foot · field-test · drunk · sway · footsteps · precision · officer
balance challenge
heel-to-toe walkstaggering
Shockingly impressive or unsteady
stumbling · unsteady gait · lurching · weaving · wobbling