Gait Cycle Flashcards
What are the two phases in the gait cycle?
- Swing Phase (40%)
2. Stance Phase (60%)
What are the 7 periods in the gait cycle?
- Loading Response
- Mid-Stance
- Terminal Stance
- Pre-swing
- Initial Swing
- Mid Swing
- Terminal Swing
What are the 7 events in the gait cycle?
- Initial Contact
- Opposite Toe Off
- Heal Rise
- Opposite Initial Contact
- Toe off
- Feet Adjacent
- Tibia Vertical
What does Loading Response (period) begin and end with?
IC–> Opposite Toe Off
What occurs during Loading Response?
- Foot lowers to the ground
- Weight is rapidly transferred onto the outstretched limb
- 1st period of “double-limb support”
What does Mid Stance (period) begin and end with?
Opposite Toe off –> heel rise
What occurs during Mid Stance?
- Foot stays flat
- Opposite leg swings through
- The body progresses over a single, stable limb
- Single limb support
What does Terminal Stance (period) begin and end with?
Heel rise–> Opposite IC
What occurs during Terminal Stance?
- Heel of the stance limb lifts from surface
- Body advances ahead of stance limb and weigh is transferred to the forefoot
- Final portion of single leg stance
What does Pre-Swing (period) begin and end with?
Opposite IC–> Toe Off
What occurs during Pre-Swing?
- “Push-off” phase
- Rapid unloading of the stance leg as weight is transferred to contralateral limb
- 2nd DLS phase
What does Initial Swing (period) begin and end with?
Toe off–> Feet Adjacent
What occurs during Initial Swing?
- Thigh begins to advance as foot comes up off the floor
- Swinging limb passes the stance phase leg and the two feet are side by side
What does Mid -Swing (period) begin and end with?
Feet Adjacent–> Tibia Vertical
What occurs during Mid Swing?
- Thigh continues to advance as knee begins to extend
- Foot clears the ground