Gait Cycle Flashcards
Hip Early Stance Movement
Flexion -> extension
Hip Early Stance Agonists
Gluteus maximus, hamstrings
Hip Mid Stance Movement
Extension
Hip Mid Stance Agonists
Gluteus maximus, hamstrings
Hip Late Stance Movement
Extension
Hip Late Stance Agonists
Gluteus maximus, hamstrings
Hip Early Swing Movement
Extension -> flexion
Hip Early Swing Agonists
Iliopsoas, rectus femoris
Hip Mid Swing Movement
Flexion
Hip Mid Swing Agonists
Iliopsoas, rectus femoris
Hip Late Swing Movement
Flexion
Hip Late Swing Agonists
Iliopsoas, rectus femoris
Knee Early Stance Movement
LOCKED in extension
Knee Early Stance Agonists
STABILISERS: quadriceps femoris, hamstrings, gastrocnemius
Knee Mid Stance Movement
Slight flexion
Knee Mid Stance Agonists
Hamstrings, gastrocnemius
Knee Late Stance Movement
Extension DUE TO POSITION OF BODY (but muscles contracting for flexion)
Knee Late Stance Agonists
Hamstrings, gastrocnemius
Knee Early Swing Movement
Flexion
Knee Early Swing Agonists
Hamstrings, gastrocnemius
Knee Mid Swing Movement
Flexion
Knee Mid Swing Agonists
Hamstrings, gastrocnemius
Knee Late Swing Movement
Flexion -> Extension
Knee Late Swing Agonists
Quadriceps femoris
