Gait 1
Gait 2
Balance
Posture 1
Posture 2
100
The time interval between 2 consecutive contacts with the same foot
What is the gait cycle
100
2 main phases of the gait cycle
What are stance and swing
100
Definition of balance
What is keeping COG in BOS
100
Stereotypical alignment of body segments
What is posture
100
Good posture usually results in....
What is least amount of energy expenditure
200
2 phases of stance phase
What are double stance, single-leg stance
200
Biggest difference between running and walking
What is flight phase in running/absence of double stance phase
200
2 musculoskeletal components that influence balance
What is ROM, strength, power, sensation, muscle tone
200
3 types of posture
What is static, dynamic, sitting, lying, lifting
200
Lateral view - name a landmark the plumb line passes DIRECTLY through
What is knee, acromion process, thoracic spine, atlanto-occipital joint
300
Purpose of swing phase
What is allowing LE to clear floor
300
Distance between successive contact points on opposite feet
What is step length
300
Strategy younger people use to maintain balance
What is ankle strategy
300
Name 2 things posture does for us
What is allows us to maintain upright alignment, permits efficient movement patterns, allows symmetrical loading of tissues
300
Name 2 common postural issues/problems we discussed in class
What is sway back, lumbar lordosis, thoracic kyphosis, forward head
400
Distance covered from heel strike to heel strike on same leg
What is stride length
400
Normal cadence
What is 90-120 steps/minute
400
1 factor that can affect COG location
What is limb length discrepancies, amputation, injury
400
Name 4 antigravity muscle groups
What is gastroc/soleus, quads, hip extensors, paraspinals, neck extensors
400
Basic application of kinetic chain
What is everything affects everything else
500
Motions the FOOT goes through during gait
What is supination, pronation, supination
500
Foot strike: walking, jogging, sprinting
What is heel, midfoot, forefoot
500
Distance a subject can lean away from midline without altering BOS
What is limits of stability
500
Hypertonicity in hip flexors, erector spinae; lengthened/hypotonicity in glutes, abs
What is lower cross syndrome
500
Describe upper cross syndrome with specific muscles
What is overactive upper trap/levator scapulae, pec/SCM; lengthened lower trap/serratus anterior, deep cervical flexors
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