antalgic gait antalgic gait an antalgic gait is a gait that develops as a way to avoid pain while walking (antalgic = anti- + alge, "against pain"). it is a form of gait abnormality where the stance phase of gait is abnormally shortened relative to the swing phase. it is a good indication of weight-bearing pain. conditions associated with an antalgic gait coxalgia leg cramps legg–calvé–perthes disease (lcpd) osteoarthritis pelvic girdle pain (pgp) slipped capital femoral epiphysis tarsal tunnel syndrome (tts) trauma