Tip-toe Tango
The distance measured from one heel strike to the next heel strike on the same foot.
What is stride length?
The phase of gait when the foot first contacts the ground.
What is initial contact?
This rocker occurs when the rounded calcaneus acts as a fulcrum in the initial contact and loading response phases.
What is the heel rocker?
This is the range of dorsiflexion required for normal gait
What is 10 degrees?
The primary movements seen in the sagittal plane during gait are these two motions at the hip, knee, and ankle.
What are flexion and extension?
This term describes the distance from the heel of one foot to the heel of the opposite foot during one step.
What is step length?
This phase marks the last 10% of the stance phase and prepares for the swing phase.
What is preswing?
This rocker is associated with the calcaneus at heel strike.
What is the first rocker or heel rocker?
This joint at initial contact is slightly plantarflexed?
What is talocrural?
Motions of the femur and tibia, occurring primarily during stance, take place in this plane to create supination and pronation.
What is the transverse plane?
This is the term for the angle created by the line through the second toe and the line of progression.
What is foot angle?
The period during which both feet are in contact with the ground, totaling 20% of the gait cycle
What is double limb support?
The stage where body weight travels forward until aligned over the forefoot in midstance.
What is the second rocker or ankle rocker?
During the swing phase, these joints move into flexion to clear the toes.
What is the knee and hip?
Hip drop or hip hike during gait is an example of movement in this plane
What is the frontal plane?
The normal adult value for step width, measured mid-heel to mid-heel.
What is 5-10 cm (2-4 inches)?
This phase covers 60% of the gait cycle and includes weight-bearing on one limb.
What is the stance phase?
This rocker aids in advancing body weight by stabilizing the forefoot at terminal stance.
What is the forefoot rocker?
The range of motion required at the hip during gait, from maximum extension to flexion.
What is 10 degrees extension to 30 degrees flexion?
The coordination of multiple joint movements in all three planes during gait is known as this term.
What is triplanar motion?
This gait descriptor is measured in steps per minute.
What is cadence?
The phase covering 40% of the gait cycle when the limb is off the ground.
What is the swing phase?
These muscles are controlling foot movement during the heel rocker.
What are the pretibial muscles?
This joint is required to achieve up to 55 degrees of extension for effective push-off.
What is the first metatarsophalangeal (MTP) joint?
When the pelvis rotates slightly on the supporting leg to allow the swinging leg to advance, this movement takes place in which plane?
What is the transverse plane?