Gait Flashcards
7 steps of the gait cycle
initial heel contact opposite toe off heel rise opposite initial contact toe off feet adjacent tibia vertical
stance phase of gait
loading response
mid-stance
terminal stance
pre-swing
What is the loading response (1st phase of stance of gait)
-The initial Double Stance Phase.
Shock is absorbed as weight is transferred onto the outstretched limb
what percent of the stance phase makes up the gait cycle
0-10% of gait cycle
Mid Stance (stance of gait)
- Your body weight is aligned over the forefoot.
- Mass is moving forward and superiorly.
mid stance - what % of gait cycle
10-30% of gait cycle
what % of gait cycle are we in stance know
60%
terminal stance (gait stance) facts
completes single support
body weight moves ahead of forefoot
what % of gait is the terminal stance
30-50% of gait cycle
Pre-swing (stance cycle of gait)
final phase of stance
second period of double stance
rapid unloading of ipsilateral limb as weight is transferred to contralateral side
what % of gait is pre-swing (of stance phase)
50-60% of gait cycle
swing phase (the last 3 parts that make up 40% of gait)
initial swing
mid-swing
terminal swing
initial swing - facts and % of gait
- Important objectives are advancement of the trailing limb and clearance of foot.
- 60-73% of Gait Cycle
Mid-Swing facts and % of gait
-Important objectives are limb advancement and foot clearance.
73-87% of Gait Cycle
Terminal Swing - facts and % of gait
- Important objectives are completion of limb advancement and preparation of stance.
- Deceleration of Swing limb.
- 87-100% of Gait Cycle.
walking base
The side-to-side distance between the paths taken by the two feet
(posterior L heel to posterior R heel)
step length
distance between the heel strike of one foot and the heel strike of the other foot
stride length
distance traveled during the gait cycle
cadence
steps per minute
cadence of a measure of half-cycles
CALCULATING CYCLE TIME
cycle time (s) = 120/cadence (steps/min) if cadence is 60 steps/min
cycle time = 2 sec