Gait Patterns; Weight Bearing Status Flashcards
What is Non-Weight Bearing?
No weight is allowed on involved extremity
What is Partial-Weight Bearing?
Allows a limited amount of weight bearing, such as a percentage
What is Toe-Touch Weight Bearing?
No weight through the extremity, toes allowed to touch the ground for balance only
What is full weight bearing?
Full weight is permitted on the involved extremity
What is a Two-Point Gait Pattern?
One Crutch and Opposite LE move together
Followed By
Opposite crutch and extremity
(Bilateral Canes or Crutches)
Benefits to using Two-Point Gait Pattern?
- Natural arm and leg motion during gait
- Good support and stability
What is the Three-Point gait pattern?
Device (crutches or walker) and Involved LE advanced together, followed by uninvolved leg.
What is a Four-Point Gait Pattern?
Crutch - opposite leg - crutch - opposite leg
Benefits to using Four-Point Gait Pattern?
- Max amount of stability, with 3 points of contact while one limb is moving
What is a Swing-to Gait?
- Both crutches (or walker) advanced forward
- Weight shifted to hands
- Both legs swung forward to meet the crutches
What is a Swing-Through Gait?
- Both crutches advanced forward
- Weight shifted to hands
- Both legs swung forward, beyond point of crutch placement
Indications for using swing to and swing through gait patterns?
- Bilateral LE involvement
- Trunk instability
Proper sequencing of stair climbing?
“Up with the good” (uninvolved leg first)
Followed by
Assistive device and involved LE
Proper sequencing of Descending Stairs?
“Down with the bad” (involved LE and AD go down at the same time)
followed by
Uninvolved LE
Where to guard patients on level surfaces?
- Slightly behind and to the side (typically on involved side)
