Symposium - Gait Assessment Flashcards
what are the purpose of evaluating gait
quantify pathology, understanding pathological processes, quantify change over time, plan treatment, evaluate outcome of treatment, predict prognosis
how to evaluate gait
1) top down approach systemically - head shoulder spine, pelvis knees, angles
2) specific evaluation of segments - symmetry, orientation of parts, timing of motions
3) specific task - stairs, run etc
4) screening vs full instrumented analysis
what effects do closed kinetic chain have on the rest of the body
interface between legs due to closed chain motions have proximal consequences
what are some of the primary pathology for gait abnormality
abnormal positions, aches & pains, bony stress reaction, callosities at the interface
what will the body do to the primary pathology
it will compensate
what is ataxia?
loss of control over body movement
what is ataxia commonly a symptom of?
cerebral palsy
what is the common sight of gait for people who had stroke
hemiparesis - swing legs out when walking in order to bring it forward
what is festinating gait
difficulty to start walking, slow phrases of walking, difficulty of stop walking
what is festinating gait characteristic of?
parkinson’s disease
what is antalgia
counteracting or avoiding pain, as a posture or gait assumed so as to lessen pain.
what is a characteristic of diabetes sensory neuropathy
thumbing their legs down to the floor as they can not sense it
what can damage peroneal nerve cause?
weakness of tibial anterior
what can hyper mobility be a characteristic of?
Marfin syndrom
is hypermobility pathology only?
no - can be due to extreme demands as well as pathological
