Helen -- My Dad, too, uses a "stutter step" when he gets started, or when he gets "stuck" (doorway, narrow space, etc.). We've found that getting him to "march" will help, as will counting a cadence. Some time ago there were some suggestions for the use of a metronome, but so far, Dad's doing fairly well with the simple chant of "one, two, three, four". Good luck! Diane McHutchison e-mail: [log in to unmask]