gait impairments

Question 1

Stance phase - ankle early
– no hell strike lands foot flat to toe
first ,

Answer 1

weak concentric to eccentric DF or

tight overactive PF. Noted AFO should support HStrike

Question 2

Stance phase - ankle mid

no evident roll over on left, no push
off or toe off.

Answer 2

Limited roll over weak eccentric PF / weak conc DF.

Question 3

stance - ankle late

Lands on outside of foot.

Answer 3

• Evident overactive invertors or tight of left
  foot throughout stance phase.
• Weak PF concentric for push off or unable to get
  into push off phase from tight overactive PF,
  restriction of step length on right

Question 4

stance - knee early

Lands with knee extended

Answer 4

– weak eccentric quads on landing stays

in extension.

Question 5

stance - knee mid

no evident knee yield extension

Answer 5

– weak eccentric quads on landing stays

in extension.

Question 6

stance - knee late
no evident knee bend
towards the end of stance

Answer 6

Weak or overactive eccentric quads or weak conc HS for final stance (no knee flexion).

Question 7

stance - hip early
Hip lands in hip flexion with pelvic
rotation of left hip forward to achieve
foot down.

Answer 7

weak Conc hip extensors or tight

overactive hip flexors.

Question 8

stance - hip mid + late
Minimal hip extension in
stance phase barley getting to neutral
Overall at times left leg lands internally
rotated at hip.

Answer 8

weak Conc hip extensors or tight

overactive hip flexors.