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Gait
FMA
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ambulation | moving regardless of the method Often used to describe walking |
| Gait | clinical term used for walking |
| Three tasks accomplished during gait | Weight acceptance Single limb support Limb advancement |
| Gait Cycle definition | complete sequence of movement of ONE limb |
| Stride definition | Interval of TIME one foot touches the floor to when the SAME foot to touch again |
| Stride length definition | DISTANCE during stride |
| Step definition | Interval of TIME between one foot touching the floor to the other |
| Step length definition | DISTANCE between contact of one foot to the contact of the other foot |
| Cadence | number of steps taken per minute |
| Which two tasks are accomplished with the stance limb? | Weight acceptance Single limb support |
| Which task is accomplished with swing limb? | Limb advancement |
| Gait hip flexion | 0-30 |
| Gait hip extension | 0-10 |
| Gait knee flexion | 0-60 |
| Gait knee extension | 0 |
| Gait Dorsiflexion | 0-10 |
| Gait Plantarflexion | 0-20 |
| Subphases of gait in order | Initial contact Loading response Midstance Terminal stance Pre swing Initial swing Midswing Terminal swing |