Gait Terminology
This is the term to describe walking speed.
What is cadence?
The term for when the heel makes contact with the ground.
What is initial contact?
The point of swing where the limb passes directly below the body.
What is the mid swing?
This makes up one half of a stride or gait cycle.
What is a step?
The period that corresponds with traditional period of "toe off".
What is preswing?
The swing phase makes up this portion of the gait cycle.
What is 40%?
This makes up 60% of the gait cycle.
What is the stance phase?
The traditional term for when the body is over the weightbearing leg.
What is midstance?
This period ends when the swing foot is opposite the stance foot & knee in max flexion.
What is initial swing?
There are 2 periods of this when both feet are on the ground at the same time.
What is double support?
The term when body weight is transferred to the stance leg and the entire foot is on the floor.
What is loading response?
The term that describes the beginning of the period when the tibia is vertical.
What is terminal swing?
This describes when body weight starts to shift onto the stance leg early in stance phase.
What is weight acceptance?
A period that begins with the heel of the stance leg lifting up.
What is terminal stance?
The 2 terms that describe when the swing leg moves forward and when it slows down.
What is acceleration and decceleration?