Gait and posture 1 Flashcards

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Gait

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Translocates centre of body mass in direction of locomotion (walking), generally symmetrical need all body weight, cyclical activity (1 sec)

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Normal gait relies on

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  1. Joints
  2. Muscles
  3. Nerves
  4. Vision
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Joints

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Intact bones and well functioning joints

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Vision

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Information about movement and surroundings, automatic balance, vestibular and auditory systems

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Everybody’s gait different due to

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  • Stride length
  • Pelvic movement
  • Upper body position
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Reasons for changes in elderly

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Muscle start to atrophy, reduce strength and flexibility and loss of hearing and vision

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Changes in gait in elderly

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Reduction in overall velocity and strep/stride length, not swing arms as much, decreased rotation of pelvis, flat footed

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Gait cycle

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1 leg, heel strike, loading response, midstance, terminal stance (heel off), preswing (toe off), initial and mid-swing, terminal swing

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2 phases of gait cycle

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  1. Stance (60%, in contact with ground)

2. Swing (40%, in air)

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Start and end of stance phase marked by

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Short period of double support (10%) - both feet on ground

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Stance phase

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Heel strike, loading response, mid-stance, terminal stance, pre-swing

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Swing phase

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Initial swing, mid-swing, terminal swing

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Isometric contraction

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Contracts without changing in length (not moving it)

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Dynamic contraction

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Contracts with a change in length

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2 types of dynamic contraction

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  1. Concentric - shorten

2. Eccentric - lengthens (control descent of arm)

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Heel strike

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1st part, ankle dorsiflexed, lower foot carefully by eccentric contraction of tibilais anterior, deceleration of movement by gluteus maximus, longitudinal arch of foot maintain by intrinsic muscles, ankle and subtalar joint accommodate terrain

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Loading response

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Foot flat on ground, all body weight on one limb, requires knee extension to prevent buckling under weight - quadriceps femoris contracts, continued hip extension and preservation of longitudinal arch

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Mid-stance

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Opposite leg swings past, stabilise pelvis (gluteus medius and minimus and tensor fasia lata - abduct hip)

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Terminal stance

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Heel starts to lift off grand, achieved by plantar flexors (soleus and gastrocnemius - triceps surae), accelerates mass forward

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Pre-swing (toe-off)

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Powerful plantar flexion of digits - push off grand and accelerate mass forward, slowing of hip extension and preparation for hip flexion (eccentric contraction of rectus femoris)

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What is essential for toe-off?

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Hallux/big toe, stabilised by adductor hallucis and adductor hallucis brevis

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Misaligned or missing hallux

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Weak push off (apropulsive gait) > shorter stride length and decreased gait velocity

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Hallux valgus

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Lateral deviation of hallux

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Hallux amputation often due to

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Initial and mid-swing
Hip flexion carries limb forward (iliopsoas and rectus femoris), toes and foot dorsiflexed so dont drag (tibilias anterior), and helped by knee flexion 65 degrees (hamstrings)
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Terminal swing
Knee flexion > extension (quadriceps), dorsiflexion of ankle (tibilalis anterior), eccentric contraction of hamstrings decelerates limb in prep for heel-strike
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Swing problems
If can't shorten limb by knee flexion foot drop
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Remedy of swing problems
Swinging leg movement in arc (circumduction) to avoid dragging on ground
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Foot can't dorsiflex
Footdrop - common perineal nerve
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Footdrop remedy
Flex knee higher/circumduct
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Stance limb
Internal rotation (gluteus medius and minimus, tensor fascia lata), also keep knee slightly flexed - minimises vertical rise
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Swing limb
External rotation (piriformis, quadratus femoris, obturator internus and externus, superior and inferior gemelli)
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Energy efficient
Minimises centre of gravity moving - only move forward
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Pelvic rotation reduces vertical drop
Just walk forward not up and down
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Pelvic drop
Helps minimise rise to COG as walk, gluteus medius and maximus minimise drop
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Trendelenberg gait caused by
Gluteus medius and maximus not working
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Trendelenberg gait sign of
Stroke, cerebral palsy (UMN), hip osteoarthritis, superior gluteal nerve damage
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Hip adduction
Minimises lateral shift, pull knee into midline, if not active very wide based gait knees not being drawn in
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Bipedial gait
Short legs, short arms, evolution (walking on hands and knees)