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Examination of Gait

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Purposes of Gait:   1.) Assist with understanding of gait characteristics of a particular disorder. 2.) Assist with movement diagnosis  
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Obtaining an accurate description of gait patterns and variables.   Assist w/ understanding of gait characteristics of a particular disorder  
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ID and describing typical gait deviations   Assist w/ understanding of gait characteristics of a particular disorder  
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Determining fxn ambulation capabilities in relation to pt's need   Assist w/ understanding of gait characteristics of a particular disorder  
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Classifying the severity of a disability   Assist w/ understanding of gait characteristics of a particular disorder  
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Predicts the pts future status   Assist w/ understanding of gait characteristics of a particular disorder  
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ID and describing gait deviation and difference b/w the pt's gait and normal gait   Assist with movement dx  
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Analyzing devieation and ID mechanisms responsible for them   Assist with movement dx  
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Determining balance, endurance, energy expenditure, safety and determining their impact on gait   Assist with movement dx  
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Who are disturbances in gait most common with?   Elderly  
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what % is of gait problems effect ppl over the age of 60   15%  
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What % of gait problems effect pple over the age of 80   25%  
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What % of nursing home pple are affected by gait disturbances   50%  
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People with gait disturbances are more at risk for what?   Falls  
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4 common reason for gait disturbances:   1. Pain 2. immobile joint 3. Muscle Weakness 4. Abnormal neurological control  
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If the disturbance is symmetrical what does it suggest?   faulty neurological control (except in hemiplegia)  
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If disturbance is asymmetrical what does it suggest?   Pain-Fixed Joint- Muscle Weakness (except hemiplegia)  
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Onset of problem is Acute:   may be s/s of vascular disease  
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More chronic conditions can be cause from   alcoholism or certain other drugs  
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difficulty starting and stopping walking   Parkinsons  
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Associated with vertigo or light-headness-   Pain, numbness or tingling in limbs  
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Problem worse at night due to darkness   Sensory impairment (diabetes) decreased visual input  
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When examining a person gait what view do you look at   front, back, side  
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What are the 7 things you should pay attention to in a exam.   1. Get up from chair 2. initiates walking 3. walking at different speeds 4. turns in both directions 5. walks of toe, heel, straight line, EO, EC 6. Stand with EO/EC 7. Copes with postural challenges  
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non-specific characteristics of Gait   widened base in standing, short step while walking, greater proportion of gait cycle spent in double-limb support  
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unique characteristics of Gait   cerebellar ataxia; Arthritis of the hip (trendelenburg); Parkinson's disease;  
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What are the 3 basic area you can divide gait problems into?   1. joint and skeletal abnormalities 2. motor abnormalities 3. Impaired balance (cblr and ssy ataxia)  
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If you can place the problem into one of the three division what can you proceed to   looking deeper into that area  
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Antalgic Gait:   gait disturbance due to pain  
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If pt has a limp what is it caused from   discomfort in WB (hyperesthesia or oA)  
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Hyperesthesia   to much sensation  
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By age 75 what % of population has OA changes in large joints?   85%  
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If there is pain during gait what happens to the stance phase of the affected leg?   gets shorter (place gingerly on the floor and immediately lifted)  
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Gait disturbances from immobile jts consist of?   Loss of mobility from arthritis; Plantar flexion conjecture due to long time in cast;  
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Apraxic gait involves what lobe   Frontal  
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characterized by hesitation in starting and in short , shuffling step that rarely leave the floor (magnetic walk)   Apraxic Gait  
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Difficulty maintaining upright posture due to forward flexion upper trunk, arms, and knees.   Apraxic Gait  
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Lack reflexes against sudden perturbations   Apraxic Gait  
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Typically maintains arm swing   Apraxic Gait (how you rule out Parkinson's)  
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Gait is not due to mm weakness, paralysis or other motor/ssy impairments   Apraxic Gait  
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may or may not have memory or other cognitive impairments   Apraxic Gait  
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this person will not be able to catch himself when falling but a malinger could   Apraxic Gait  
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characterized by no objective s/s of neurological deficit and all kinds of arm and leg movement that follow no physiological pattern   malingering gait  
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Selection of interventions are :   tx of impairments to improve gait determines need for Ads, orthoses, prostheses etc..  
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When you evaluate the treatment of effectiveness you should:   determine how interventions will affect gait-and- how safe is the patient now as opposed to before he had the intervention  
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the level of consistency of either a measuring instrument or a method of analysis   reliability  
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Sensitivity   true positive  
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Specificity   true negative  
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the degree that a measurement refelcts what it suppose to measure   validity  
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