Normal Gait
When the heel touches the ground
What is heel strike?
The phase when the foot is in contact with the ground.
What is the stance phase?
This phase is 60% of the gait cycle.
What is the stance phase?
COG
What is the center of gravity?
This gait is characterized by crossing your left and right foot over each other when walking.
What is the scissoring gait?
The rhythmic movement used for walking
What is gait?
When the body moves directly over the supporting leg.
What is midstance?
This phase is 40% of the gait cycle.
What is the swing phase?
BOS
What is the base of support?
This gait is characterized by a dip in one side of the hip/weak gluteus medius.
What is the Trendelenburg gait?
The phase when the foot is off the ground
What is swing phase?
The distance between a person's feet while standing or during ambulation.
What is step width?
This ROM of the ankle is required in order to heel strike.
What is dorsiflexion?
This displacement is side to side.
What is horizontal displacement?
This gait is characterized by the trunk leaning backwards/weak gluteus maximus.
What is the Lurch gait/Gluteus maximus gait?
The number of steps taken per minute.
What is cadence?
This decreases as you age.
What is stride length? OR What is step length?
This ROM of the ankle is required in order to toe off.
What is plantar flexion?
This displacement is up and down.
What is vertical displacement?
This gait is characterized by flexing the hip and knee when walking due to foot drop. The foot slaps on the floor forcibly.
What is the High Stepping gait?
A period when both feet are on the ground.
What is double support?
The main muscle group used in gait stride.
What are the hamstrings?
During this activity, neither feet will be touching the ground.
What is running?
These areas of the body are generally not a part of the gait cycle.
What are the arms, head and neck?
This gait is characterized by the hip and lower limb rotating outward in a circle pattern.
What is the Circumduction gait?