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03-14: Gait Flashcards

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Gait or stride

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Activity that occurs between the time one foot touches the ground and the time the same foot touches the ground again

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Step

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One half of stride - takes two steps to complete a stride

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Step length

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The distance between heel strike of one foot and heel strike of the other foot

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Cadence

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Number of steps taken per minute

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Stance phase

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Occurs when the foot is in contact with ground - 60%

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Swing phase

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Occurs when the foot is not in contact with ground - 40%

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Tasks that must occur during gait cycle (3)

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Weight acceptance, single leg support, leg advancement

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Weight Acceptance

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Foot touches the ground and body weight begins to shift onto leg - “hip” over foot, teach how to get used to weight-bearing

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Single leg support

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Body weight is fully shifted to the stance leg, allowing the other leg to begin swing phase - accept weight, cocontraction for stability

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Leg Advancement

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Swing phase

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Double support

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Period of gait cycle where both feet are in contact with the ground - changes with speed

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Nonsupport

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Period of gait cycle where neither foot is in contact with the ground (running)

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Single support

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Period of gait cycle where one foot is in contact with the ground - occurs twice in cycle

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Traditional vs. RLA - Stance

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  • Heel strike = Initial contact
  • Foot flat = loading response
  • Midstance = midstance
  • Heel-off = terminal stance
  • Toe-off = Preswing
  • Traditional = points in time
  • RLA = periods of time
  • Heel off + toe off = push-off
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Traditional vs. RLA - Swing

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  • Acceleration = initial swing
  • Midswing = midswing
  • Deceleration = terminal swing
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Initial Contact - Required ROM

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  • Hip: 30˚ Flexion
  • Knee: 0˚
  • Ankle: 0˚
  • Toes: 0˚
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Loading Response - Required ROM

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  • Hip: 25˚ Flexion
  • Knee: 15˚ Flexion
  • Ankle: 10˚ Plantar Flexion
  • Toes: 0˚
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Midstance - Required ROM

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  • Hip: 0˚
  • Knee: 0˚
  • Ankle: 5˚ Dorsiflexion
  • Toes: 0˚
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Terminal Stance - Required ROM

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  • Hip: 10˚ Extension
  • Knee: 0˚
  • Ankle: 10˚ Dorsiflexion
  • Toes: 30˚ MTP Extension
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Preswing - Required ROM

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  • Hip: 0˚
  • Knee: 40˚ Flexion
  • Ankle: 20˚ Plantar Flexion
  • Toes: 60˚ MTP Extension
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Initial Swing - Required ROM

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  • Hip: 15˚ Flexion
  • Knee: 60˚ Flexion
  • Ankle: 10˚ Plantar Flexion
  • Toes: 0˚
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Midswing - Required ROM

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  • Hip: 25˚ Flexion
  • Knee: 25˚ Flexion
  • Ankle: 0˚
  • Toes: 0˚
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Terminal Swing - Required ROM

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  • Hip: 35˚ Flexion
  • Knee: 0˚
  • Ankle: 0˚
  • Toes: 0˚
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Heel Strike - Muscle Activity (stance)

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TA, Quads (con), Hip Flexors (con), Hip Extensors (ec) slows heel down, Erector Spinae

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Foot Flat - Muscle Activity (stance)

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TA (ec), Quads (ec), Hip Extensors (con)

Issues: Foot Drop

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Midstance - Muscle Activity (stance)

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Plantar Flexors (ec), Quads (con)

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Heel-off - Muscle Activity (stance)

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Plantar Flexors (ec to con), Hip Extensors (con), Quads (con to ec)

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Push-off - Muscle Activity (stance)

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Plantar Flexors (con), Hams (con), Hip Flexors (con)

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Acceleration - Muscle Activity (swing)

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Hip Flexors (con), Hams (con), Plantar Flexors moving to Dorsiflexors (con)

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Midswing - Muscle Activity (swing)

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DF (con), Hams, (con), Hip Flexors (con) - all allow foot clearance by shortening limb

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Deceleration - Muscle Activity (swing)

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DF (con) - holding neutral, Hams (ec), Quads (con), Hip Flexors (Con)

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Vertical Displacement

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  • Weight shifting

- Up to 5 cm of displacement

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Width of walking base

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2”-4” between steps

34
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Additional determinants of gait

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  • Vertical displacement
  • Horizontal displacement
  • Width of walking gait
  • Lateral pelvic tilt
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Gluteus maximus or medius weakness

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  • Gluteus Maximus = gluteal lurch

- Gluteus Medius = lateral lurch

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Quadriceps weakeness

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  • Knee extension weakness (cannot fully extend without assistance)
  • Manually push leg into extension
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Hamstring weakness

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  • No opposition from hamstring = hyperextension of knee

- genu recurvatum

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Dorsiflexor (TA) weakness

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  • Compensation for dorsiflexion weakness (drop foot)

- Steppage gait, circumduction gait, Vaulting, hip hike

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Steppage gait

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Most common; exaggerate hip and knee flexion to compensate and clear floor

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Circumduction gait

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Bring leg around instead of straight gait to compensate and clear floor

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Vaulting

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Rise up on toes of good leg to help bad leg clear floor

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Hip Hike

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Hike hip to shorter limb

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Triceps Surae weakness

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  • Results in a “sore foot limb”
  • Affects push-off (terminal stance, preswing)
  • Hop off affected leg right away because of lock of plantar flexors
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Waddling Gait

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  • Diffuse weakness throughout body (multiple muscle groups)
  • Use anything available to move
  • Common in muscular dystrophy patients
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Hip Flexor contracture: Salutation gait

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  • Stuck in hip flexion

- When walking, cannot extend hip, so looks like bowing

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Fused Hip: Bell-Clapper Gait

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  • Back and forth of pelvic girdle

- Compensate for lack of movement in hip joint (flexion/extension)

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Knee Extension Contractures

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  • Vaulted Gait, Hip Hike, or Circumducted gait

- Cannot flex knee

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Neurological Gaits

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  • Hemiplegic gait
  • Ataxic gait: no proprioception
  • Parkinsonian gait: Festinating gait
  • Scissoring gait: Adductor has too much tone, cannot adduct (Cerebal palsy)
  • Crouch Gait
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Antalgic Gait

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Sore knee = painful gait

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