Week 2 Revision

Question 1

Gait cycle is the same as?

Answer 1

Stride

Question 2

Stance

Answer 2

contact with the ground

Question 3

Swing

Answer 3

No contact with the ground

Question 4

Single support

Answer 4

one limb in contact with the ground

Question 5

ipsilateral

Answer 5

same foot

Question 6

contralateral

Answer 6

opposite feet

Question 7

how much of the gait cycle does stance take up?

Answer 7

60%

Question 8

how much of the gait cycle does swing take up?

Answer 8

40%

Question 9

how much of the gait cycle does single support take up?

Answer 9

40% per foot

Question 10

how much of the gait cycle does double support take up?

Answer 10

10% per foot

Question 11

what is the difference between phases and events?

Answer 11

Phases break up the events
events - Heel touch, toe-off etc
phase - Stance, swing

Question 12

What is stride time?

Answer 12

time for one stride

Question 13

What is stride frequency?

Answer 13

how many strides per second (Hertz)

Question 14

What is cadence?

Answer 14

how many steps per minute

Question 15

What does total refer to in this situation?

Answer 15

the % of both feet added together

Question 16

What is the velocity formula?

Answer 16

distance/time

Question 17

what is the cadence formula?

Answer 17

120 x SF

Question 18

what is the SF formula?

Answer 18

1/ST