3D Dimensional Gait Analysis (Quiz 3) Flashcards
Passenger Unit
- head, neck, trunk, arms, pelvis
- carried in normal gait, and doesnt directly contribute to the act of walking
- Responsible for its own postural integrity, and aligning itself over the locomotor unit
What % of body weight is passenger unit
70%
What is a major determinant of muscle action (passenger unit)
alignment over the legs
What is forward momentum important for
obtaining a normal gait pattern
Locomotor Unit
- Legs and Pelvis
- 57 muscles
- bony segments serve as levers
What are the 11 primary articulations in locomotor unit
- lumbosacral
- bilateral hip
- knee
- ankle
- subtalar
- metarsalphalangeal joints
Gait Cycle
defined from some particular event on one side of the body to the next occurance of that event on the same side of the body
Stride Length
- distance covered during one gait cycle
- measured from point on the reference foot to that same point later in gait
Step Length
distance between a point on one foot and the same point on the contralateral foot
Initial Contact Objectives
Perry
- Position foot correctly as it comes into contact with the floor
- transfer body weight to leading leg
- Stable load-bearing
Loading Response Objectives
Perry
- maintain smooth progression
- shock absorption
- Limb stabilization
*** body reaches lowest vertical position & highest forward velocity **
Midstance Objectives
Perry
- stable weight bearing
- maintain forward progression
- body reaches highest vertical position & lowest forward velocity
Terminal Stance Objectives
Perry
- provide forward accelaeration of the body and insure an adequate step length
- stable weight bearing
- allow body mas to progress over foot
- prepare for initial contact of the opposite leg
Pre-Swing Objectives
Perry
- prepare leg for swing phase
- aid transfer of body weight to opposite leg
- continued floor contact assists body balance as body weight is transferred to the other limb
Initial Swing Objectives
Perry
- Floor clearance for limb advancement
- Actions are to facilitate progression and allow for a variable cadence