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Normal Gait Motion
Normal necessary motion at each joint for gait activities
Portion of Phase | Normal Motion in Ankle Foot | Normal Motion in Knee | Normal Motion in Hip |
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Midstance to heel off | 10-15 degrees dorsiflexion | 5 degrees of flexion to 0 degrees or neutral | Neutral to 10 degrees extension |
Heel off to toe off | 15 degrees dorsiflexion to 20 degrees plantar flexion | 0-40 degrees flexion | 10 degrees hyperextension to neutral |
Acceleration to midswing | Dorsiflexion to neutral | 40-60 degrees flexion | 20-30 degrees flexion |
Midswing to deceleration | Neutral | 60-0 degrees moving through extension | 30 degrees flexion to neutral |
Heel strike to foot flat | 0-15 degrees of plantar flexion | 0-15 degrees flexion | 30 degrees flexion |
Foot flat through midstance | 15 degrees plantar flexion to 10 degrees dorsiflexion | 15-5 degrees moving through extension | 30 degrees flexion to 5 degrees (neutral) |