Assistive Devices, Ambulation

Question 1

Act of walking or being able to walk

Answer 1

Ambulation

Question 2

A piece of equipment (e.g., a crutch, cane, or walker) used to provide support or stability for a person when he or she is walking

Answer 2

Assistive Device

Question 3

Wooden or metal crutches, adjustable or nonadjustable, that fit under a person’s upper arms and into the axilla and have a handpiece to grasp

Answer 3

Axillary Crutches

Question 4

A cane with three or four feet that forms a wider base of support than the single crutch tip; also referred to as a crab, three- or four-footed, or hemi cane

Answer 4

Quad Cane

Question 5

Wooden or metal crutches with a full or half cuff that fits over a person’s forearms and that have a handpiece to grasp; also known as Lofstrand or Canadian crutches

Answer 5

Forearm Crutches

Question 6

The repetitive, alternate, reciprocal forward movement of an assistive device (e.g., a crutch or cane) and a person’s opposite lower extremity

Answer 6

Four-point gait

Question 7

Activities identified by an individual as essential to support the person’s physical and psychological well-being and to create a personal sense of well-be

Answer 7

Functional activities

Question 8

An object or apparatus that immobilizes or prevents motion, such as a cast or brace

Answer 8

Immobilizer

Question 9

Adjustable or nonadjustable wooden or metal bars that are horizontal and parallel to each other and attached to vertical uprights to provide a stable, nonmobile support for a person who requires an assistive device

Answer 9

Parallel bars

Question 10

Wooden or metal crutches with an adjustable or nonadjustable platform for a person’s forearm to rest on and aid in weight bearing

Answer 10

Platform attachment

Question 11

One lower extremity is full weight bearing, and the opposite lower extremity is PWB; the patient uses bilateral canes, crutches, or a walker to partially support body weight as he or she bears weight on the PWB lower extremity; the full weight-bearing lower extremity advances independently, and the assistive devices and PWB lower extremity advance simultaneously

Answer 11

Three-one–point gait (partial weight bearing [PWB])

Question 12

One lower extremity is full weight bearing, and the opposite lower extremity is non–weight bearing; the patient uses bilateral crutches or a walker to support his or her weight when the weight-bearing lower extremity adva

Answer 12

Three-point gait (non–weight bearing [NWB])

Question 13

The use of three points as supports, such as a cane or crutch tips and a person’s feet, with the tips in front of and to the side of the person’s feet to form a base of support when the person stands

Answer 13

Tripod position

Question 14

The repetitive, simultaneous, reciprocal forward movement of an assistive device (e.g., a crutch or cane) and a person’s opposite lower extremity

Answer 14

Two-point gait

Question 15

An assistive device that usually has four contacts that are placed on the floor and a frame to support the patient’s weight and provide stability during ambulation

Answer 15

Walker

Question 16

Gait phase where a lower extremity is in contact with the floor or other surface

Answer 16

Stance phase

Question 17

Gait phase where a lower extremity is not in contact with the floor

Answer 17

Swing phase

Question 18

Primary upper extremity involved in supporting the body’s weight

Answer 18

Scapular stabilizers
Shoulder depressors, flexors, extensors
Elbow flexors, extensors
Finger Flexors

Question 19

Primary lower extremity involved in supporting the body’s weight

Answer 19

Hip extensors, abductors
Knee flexors (Hip extensors in stance phase) , extensors
Plantar Flexors

Question 20

Parallel bar angle of elbow flexion and width of the bars

Answer 20

20-30 degrees; 2-4 inches between the patient’s hips

Question 21

The metal bar on a door that disengages the door latch when it is pushed

Answer 21

Crash bar

Question 22

The ability to move from one place to another

Answer 22

Locomotion

Question 23

The act of propelling; movement of a wheelchair by the person in the chair or by another person

Answer 23

Propulsion