Gait Examination - Class 8 Flashcards by Victoria Caridi | Brainscape

Q

gait exam

A

speed

stride length

turning

associated movements

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Q

gait patterns

A

hemiplegic

spastic diplegia

neuropathic

myopathic

parkinsonian

chorea

ataxic

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Q

hemiplegic

A

unilateral weakness

spasticity

UE held in flexion

LE in ext

circumduction

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diplegic –> what is more affected

A

legs more than arms

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Q

diplegic –> hips and knees are

A

flexed and ADD

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diplegic –> ankles are

A

extended and IR

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Q

diplegic –> will have

A

spasticity

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Q

diplegic –> when the pt walks

A

LE is circumducted

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diplegic –> pt is

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low guard to mid guard postion

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neuropathic gait pattern –> is

A

peripheral nerve dz

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neuropathic gait pattern –> what is most affected

A

distal LE

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neuropathic gait pattern –> pt has

A

high steppage gait to avoid dragging foot

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myopathic gait pattern

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proximal pelvic girdle mm are most affected

waddle type of gait

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Q

parkinsonian gait pattern –> has

A

rigidity and hypokinesia from basal ganglia dz

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parkinsonian gait pattern –> posture

A

stooped forward posture

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Q

parkinsonian gait pattern –>big problem

A

turning

Q

parkinsonian gait pattern –> has

A

freezing

akinesia

Q

choreiform gait pattern

A

irregular

jerky

involuntary movements are present

Q

ataxic gait pattern

A

wide based

truncal instability

cerebellar dz