9/11d Gait/Locomotion/Balance Lab

Question 1

Arcadia Movement System

Answer 1

CASSS

Ornament - Activity, Environment, Personal Factors, Motion, Force, Energy, Motor Control

Question 2

Gait Cycle

Answer 2

initiated as soon as the foot contacts the ground, ends when the same foot once again makes contact with the ground.
2 steps, a left and a right and should take 1 second to complete

Question 3

stride length

Answer 3

measured from the distance between 2 successive heel contacts of the same foot

Question 4

step length

Answer 4

distance measured from successive heel contacts of two different feet

Question 5

foot angle

Answer 5

the degree of toe-out, angle between line of progression of the body and the long axis of the foot

Question 6

cadence

Answer 6

most basic temporal descriptor of gait and it’s the number of steps per minute

Question 7

normal cadence for adults

Answer 7

young adults - 84 meters per minute (1.4 m/s)

older adults - 60 meters per minute (1 m/s)

Question 8

stride/step time

Answer 8

temporal descriptors of gate that calculate the amount of time per stride and step

Question 9

walking speed

Answer 9

combines spatial and temporal measures by providing distance in a given time
1.4 m/s for young adult, 1 m/s for older adult

Question 10

Foot flat

Answer 10

the instant the entire plantar surface of the foto comes in contact with the ground, at approximately 8% of the cycle

Question 11

Mid stance of gait

Answer 11

when the body’s weight passes directly over the lower extremity. Time when the foot that is in the swing phase passes the lower extremity in stance phase

Question 12

Heel off

Answer 12

occurs approximately at 40% of the gait cycle

Question 13

Toe off

Answer 13

occurs the instant the toe comes off the ground at approx 60% of the gait cycle

Question 14

double support

Answer 14

both feet in contact with ground simultaneously

Question 15

single limb support

Answer 15

only one foot is on the ground

Question 16

usual stride single vs double support

Answer 16

more double support

Question 17

slow as possible walking speed support

Answer 17

even more double support than the usual stride speed and smaller strides

Question 18

fast as possible walking speed support

Answer 18

stride gets larger and there is much longer single support than double support

Question 19

what does lower back pain yield in steps?

Answer 19

shorter step length, slower speed, and less amount of speed

Question 20

Right knee pain causes what in steps?

Answer 20

a lot less motion and some asymmetry

Question 21

what does hemiparesis do to ambulation?

Answer 21

develops asymmetrical gait pattern

Question 22

postural control

Answer 22

act of maintaining, achieving or restoring a state of balance during any posture or activity. Postural control strategies may be either predictive or reactive, and may involve either a fixed-support or a change-in-support response.