section 14

Question 1

Gait cycle

Answer 1

the activity that occurs between the time one foot touches the floor and the time the same foot touches the floor again

Question 2

stride length

Answer 2

distance traveled during the gait cycle

Question 3

step length

Answer 3

the distance between heel strike of one foot to heel strike of the other foot

Question 4

two phases of the gait cycle

Answer 4

stance phase: begins with the heel strike of one foot and ends when that foot leaves the ground. Accounts for 60% of the gait cycle. Gravity and Ground Reaction Forces are the external forces acting on the lower extremity.

Swing phase: Begins as soon as the foot leaves the floor and ends when the heel of the same foot touches the floor again. Accounts fo 40% of the gait cycle. Gravity are air resistance are the external forces acting on the lower extremity.

Question 5

Gluteus Maximus Weakness Gait

Answer 5

Unilateral: Glut Max Lurch Gait

Bilateral : Pregnant Woman Gait