Module 12 Flashcards
What is the purpose of the swing phase?
Foot clearance
Limb advancement
3 stages of swing phase?
Acceleration (Initial swing)
Mid swing
Deceleration (terminal swing)
What is the main characteristic of the mid swing phase?
Swing limb passes the stance limb
knee and hip flexion
What are the stages to the Stance phase?
Heel strike (initial contact)
Foot flat (loading response)
Mid stance
Heel off (terminal stance)
Toes off (preswing)
What are the purposes of the stance phase?
Stability
Balance
Forward propulsion
What is the other term for heel strike?
Initial contact
What is the other term for foot flat?
Loading response
What is the other term for heel off?
Terminal stance
What is the other term for toes off?
Preswing
What is the main characteristic of the heel strike?
Foot is correctly placed for shock absorption
When does the loading response end?
When the COG starts moving forward to the ankle joint
What is the main characteristics of the loading response?
Shock is absorbed as forward momentum is preserved
What is the main characteristic of the midstance
COG moved anteriorly and higher
Smaller BOS
greated point of instability
You are the tallest!
What is cadence measured in?
Steps/minute
What are the requirements for human gait?
Progression
Postural control
Adaptation
What is different in the running gait?
No double stance
has an air phase
The ground force is how much during running gait?
up to 3x - load on joints is bigger
What replaces the heel strike during running gait?
Forefoot strike
What is the difference in step length in backwards walking?
Decreased
What replaces the heel strike in backwards walking?
Toe strike
What is a change in joints during backwards walking?
Increased hip extension - glutes
What are the main differences during stair climbing gait?
Increased joint movement
Greater muscular demands
Vertical translation of the COG
Balance
How do muscles work during the weight acceptance phase of going upstairs?
Hip extensors and knee extensors act concentrically
When is the patella and femur have the biggest forces during stair climbing?
Weight acceptance
When you are on one leg for the stance leg in stair climbing - what muscles are working?
Hip Abductors to control pelvis