safety (ambulation devices)

Question 1

• Use the even numbered gaits when…

Answer 1

weakness in the feet is evenly distributed
o 2-point for mild problems
o 4-point for severe

Question 2

• Use the odd numbered gait when…

Answer 2

one leg is affected
o 3-point for one leg
• If pt cannot bear weight or amputation
o Swing-through

Question 3

Going Up and Down the Stairs With Crutches

Answer 3

up with the good and down with the bad
o When you go up the stairs, the good foot move up first
o When you go down the stairs, the bad foot move down last
***crutches always moves with bad leg

Question 4

Cane

Answer 4

• Hold cane on the unaffected (strong) side
• Advance cane with the opposite side for a wide base of support
• Handgrip should be at the level the wrist

Question 5

Walker

Answer 5

o The walker is on the side of the pt, the pt “Picks it up … Sets it down … Walks to it”
o Once the walker is in front of the pt, the pt “Holds on to chair, Stands up, Then grabs walker”
• Don’t tie belongings to the front of the walker—Tie them to either side so it won’t tip over
• NO tennis balls or wheels on walker