Gait

Question 1

What is the standard stance phase of gait?

Answer 1

Heel strike
Foot flat
Midstance
Heel off
Toe off

Question 2

What % of stance phase is the gait cycle?

Answer 2

60%

Question 3

What is the standard swing phase in gait?

Answer 3

Acceleration
Mid swing
Deceleration

Question 4

What is the percentage of swing phase in the gait cycle?

Answer 4

40%

Question 5

What is the percentage of single limb support do we use?

Answer 5

80%

Question 6

What is the percentage of double limb support in gait?

Answer 6

20%

Question 7

What is the stance phase in ranches los amigos?

Answer 7

Initial contact
Loading response
Midstance
Terminal stance
Pre-swing

Question 8

What is the swing phase in ranches los amigos?

Answer 8

Initial swing
mid swing
Terminal swing

Question 9

What is stride vs step length?
What is normal length for stride and step length?

Answer 9

Stride- R heel strike to R heel strike, 56”
Step- R heel strike to L heel strike, 28”

Question 10

What is the BOS ( step width)?

Answer 10

2-4”

Question 11

Heel strike
Foot flat
Midstance
Heel off
Toe off
Acceleration
Mid swing
Deceleration

Answer 11

Initial contact
Loading response
Midstance
Terminal stance
Pre swing
Initial swing
Mid swing
Terminal swing

Question 12

What is the normal ROM for hip flexion, extension, knee flexion, extension, PF,DF?

Answer 12

Hip flexion-30. Swing
Hip extension- 10. Stance
Knee flexion-60. Swing
Knee extension- 0. Stance
PF- 20. Stance
DF- 10. Swing

Question 13

What is steppage gait?

Answer 13

Foot drop

Question 14

What is vaulting?

Answer 14

Foot/ankle weakness/ denervation

Question 15

What is the 5 swing phase leg deviations?

Answer 15

Circumducted
Hip hike
Steppage
Vaulting
Trendelenburg

Question 16

What is trendelenburg gait?

Answer 16

Normal glute med strength
Lean over stance

Question 17

What is the 3 stance phase leg deviation?

Answer 17

Hip
Knee
Ankle/foot
(Foot slap/drop)

Question 18

What gait is associated with pain (limp)?

Answer 18

Antalgic

Question 19

What is type of gait with signs of P.D, ^cadence, decrease stride, freezing?

Answer 19

Festinating

Question 20

What are the signs of hemiplegic gait?

Answer 20

Stroke
Hip hike
Circumduction
Scissoring
Tredelenburg

Question 21

What is scissoring gait?

Answer 21

Cross midline @ heel strike

Question 22

What type of gait is CP gait?

Answer 22

Spastic

Question 23

Decrease stride length
No heel strike
No toe off
Short stride
Slow speed
What type of gait?

Answer 23

Shuffling

Question 24

“Drunk walk”
Increase BOS
Decreased stride length
Hands help in high guard
Balance/cerebellar
What type of gait?

Answer 24

Ataxic

Question 25

How wide should door way be for wheelchair entry? Single and double door way?

Answer 25

36” 48” double

Question 26

What is the standard step size? How to calculate for ramp?

Answer 26

7” tall 3 standard steps x 7= 21’

Question 27

How wide should inside door be in a home?

Answer 27

32”

Question 28

When the knee hyperextends or buckles what muscle is weak?

Answer 28

Quads

Question 29

What does dorsi weakness (tib ant) impact in stance phase?

Answer 29

Impacts initial contact and loading response

Question 30

Which way during stance phase do we lean?

Answer 30

Weakness side

Question 31

Which way during swing phase do we lean?

Answer 31

Tightness side

Question 32

Heel strike -> foot flat After toe off until heel strike Which muscle? Which is Concentric or eccentric?

Answer 32

Eccentric Concentric Tib anterior

Question 33

What is the gait impact with Tibialis ant?

Answer 33

Foot slap- stance Foot drop- swing

Question 34

What is the gait impact with gastroc/soleus? Concentric or eccentric?

Answer 34

Short swing Decreased stride length

Question 35

What is the gait impacts with quads?

Answer 35

Knee buckling at Midstance Hyper extension on knee at initial contact

Question 36

How do the quads work with gait?

Answer 36

Concentric- heel strike Eccentric-loading response through Midstance Concentric- right at toe off to help initiate swing

Question 37

What is impacted during gait with hamstrings?

Answer 37

Knee slap

Question 38

What happens during gait at the hamstrings?

Answer 38

Concentric- initial swing to mid swing- lifts foot Eccentric-mid swing through terminal swing -slows knee into extension

Question 39

What happens with glute Maximus in gait?

Answer 39

Concentric- at heel strike thru toe off ( whole stance)

Question 40

What is impacted with glute max?

Answer 40

Posterior lean ( during stance) Short step/stride

Question 41

What is impacted during gait with glute med?

Answer 41

Pelvic drop on opposite side (trendelenburg)

Question 42

What happens during gait with glute med?

Answer 42

Concentric- on stance leg while other leg is in swing ( foot off the ground)

Question 43

How wide is the standard wheelchair?

Answer 43

25-26”