Gait Basics
Gait deviation caused by pain with shortened stance phase.
Antalgic gait
Steppage gait results from weakness in which muscle group?
Ankle dorsiflexors
Level I is described as what type of response?
No response
Level V patients often make up stories, known as what?
Confabulation
Which is the first level with consistent orientation to person, place, and time?
Level VIII
The gluteus medius weakness leads to which gait?
Trendelenburg gait
Parkinsonian gait is marked by what involuntary acceleration?
Festination
Level II responses are best described as ________.
Generalized, inconsistent, same regardless of stimulus
Level VI patients remember old tasks but not _______.
New tasks
At Level VIII, patients use this tool to aid memory.
memory devices
Which gait is also called "gluteus maximus gait"?
Posterior lurch gait
Scissoring gait is most often seen in this condition.
Cerebral palsy
A patient turns toward sound and withdraws from pain. Which level?
Level III (Localized Response)
At Level VI, attention span is typically how long?
Up to 30 minutes
A Level IX patient can switch between tasks but needs help with what?
Anticipating problems/consequences
Which gait requires toe-walking on the sound limb to clear the opposite leg?
Vaulting gait
Circumducting gait can be caused by weakness of this muscle group
Hip flexors
Level IV is marked by this kind of behavior.
Confused/agitated, hyperactive, non-purposeful
Daily routines performed automatically but without safety insight describe which level?
Level VII (Automatic, Appropriate)
Modified independence with extra time or compensatory strategies is which level?
Level X
Broad-based, irregular walking pattern from cerebellar dysfunction.
Ataxic gait
Hyperkinetic gait is associated with damage to which brain area?
Basal ganglia
Which level has absent short-term memory and incoherent speech?
Level IV
A patient appears normal on the surface but has poor recall and judgment. Which level?
Level VII
Even at Level X, patients may still struggle with these emotional factors.
Depression, low frustration tolerance under stress