Gait Flashcards
toe walking
normal variation during the learning to walk period
-usually changes in 3-6 months
toe walking - tx
- HC stretch
- gait training
- SLC - serial casting
- surgery
femoral anteversion
- excessive hip IR
- toe-in
femoral retroversion
- excessive ER
- toe-out
- SCFE
5 attributes for normal walking
- stability in stance
- sufficient foot clearance in swing
- appropriate preposition of foot for IC
- adequate step length
- energy conservation
development of gait - neurological
- CPG’s
- myelination
development of gait - biomechanical
-skeletal structure, size, body mass
development of gait - psychological
motor learning
development of gait - environmental
-opportunity
determinants of mature gait (5)
- duration of SLS
- walking velocity
- cadence
- step length
- ratio of pelvic span to ankle spread
wide BOS decreases to width of ____ ____
pelvic span
stride length correlates with ____, _____, and _____
age, leg length, height
cadence ____ and velocity ______
decreases, increases
reciprocal arm swing occurs _____ months after I walking
4-5
heel strike occurs ___ months after walking
5-6 (heel strike with dorsiflexion and knee / by 2 years)