Week 11 - Gait analysis

Question 1

How many phases of the gait cycle are there and what are their names?

Answer 1

2, stance phase and swing phase

Question 2

How many stages are each phase of the gait cycle broken down into and what are there names? And what is the name of the phase between stance and swing phase?

Answer 2

Stance - 4
Initial contact, load response, mid stance, terminal stance
Pre-swing phase
Swing - 4
Initial swing, mid-swing, terminal swing