Gait 2 Flashcards
Ankle and Foot: Initial contact:
neutral (0 dorsiflexion)
Ankle and Foot: Loading response
5 plantarflexion
Ankle and Foot: Mid Stance
5 dorsiflexion
Ankle and Foot: Terminal Stance
10 dorsiflexion
Ankle and Foot: Pre-Swing
15 plantarflexion
Ankle and Foot: Initial Swing
5 plantarflexion
Ankle and Foot: Mid Swing
Neutral
Ankle and Foot: Terminal Swing
Neutral
Knee: Initial Contact
Appears fully extended
Knee: Loading response
20 flexion
Knee: Mid Stance
Appears fully extended
Knee: Terminal Stance
Appears fully extended
Knee: Pre-Swing
40 flexion
Knee: Initial Swing
60 flexion
Knee: Mid Swing
25 flexion
Knee: Terminal Swing
Appears fully extended
Hip: Initial Contact:
20 flexion
Hip: Loading Response:
20 flexion
Hip: Mid Stance
Neutral
Hip: Terminal Stance
20 apparent hyperextension
Hip: Pre-Swing
10 apparent hyperextension
Hip: Initial Swing
15 flexion
Hip: Mid Swing
25 flexion
Hip: Terminal Swing
20 flexion
What are the main tasks of gait cycle?
weight acceptance
single limb support
limb advancement
What is the most demanding task in the gait cycle?
weight acceptance
What does weight acceptance involve?
the transfer of body weight onto a limb that has just finished swinging forward and has an unstable alignment
Single limb support:
One limb must support the entire body weight
Same limb must provide truncal stability while bodily progression is continued
Limb advancement:
Requires foot clearance from the floor
The limb swings through three positions as it travels to its destination in front of the body
What are the four major criteria essential to walking:
equilibrium
locomotion
Musculoskeletal Integrity
Neurological Control
Equilibrium
the ability to assume an upright posture and maintain balance
Locomotion
the ability to initiate and maintain rhythmic stepping
Musculoskeletal Integrity
normal bone, joint, and muscle function
Neurological Control
must receive and send messages telling the body how and when to move. (visual, vestibular, auditory, sensorimotor input)
