EXAM #2 Flashcards
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The act of moving from one
place to the other
Locomotion
The manner of walking
Gait
A smooth, highly coordinated, rhythmical, undulating, reciprocal movement by which the body moves step by step in the required direction at the necessary speed
Walking
The period of time from one event (usually initial contact) of one foot to following occurrence of the same event with the ipsilateral foot
Gait cycle
Described as the period from the initial contact of a particular limb to the point of initial contact of the SAME limb and is equivalent to one gait cycle
stride
Described as the period from initial contact of one limb to the initial contact of the contralateral limb
Step
Normal Gait:
There are _ _ in each stride (or gait cycle)
two steps
Normal gait:
The period of time when the foot is in contact with the ground
stance phase (ST)
Normal gait:
The period of time when the foot is not in contact with the ground
swing phase (SW)
Normal gait:
The period of time when both feet are in contact with the ground
- This occurs twice in the gait cycle, at the beginning and end of the stance phase
Double support (DS)
Normal gait:
The period of time when only one foot is in contact with the ground
- In walking, this is equal to the swing phase of the other limb
single support (SS)
The point in the gait cycle when the foot initially makes contact with the ground
- Represents the beginning of the stance phase
Initial contact (IC)
The point in the gait cycle when the foot leaves the ground
- This represents the end of the stance phase or
beginning of the swing phase
- Also referred to as foot-off
Terminal contact (TC)
Normal gait:
When terminal contact is made with the toe
toe-off (TO)
Normal gait:
The point in time in the stance phase when the full foot is in contact with the ground
Foot flat (FF)
Normal gait:
The point in the stance phase when the heel leaves the ground
Heel off (HO)
Gait:
The distance from a point of contact with the ground of one foot to the following occurrence of the same point of contact with the other foot
- Expressed in meters (m)
Step length
Gait:
Is the period of time taken for one step and is measured from an event of one foot to the following occurrence of the same event with the other foot
- Expressed in seconds (s)
Step period
Gait:
The distance from initial contact of one foot to the following initial contact of the same foot
- Sometimes referred to as cycle length
- Expressed in meters (m
Stride length
Gait:
The period of time from initial contact of one foot to the following initial contact of the same foot
- Expressed in seconds (s)
Stride period or cycle time
Gait:
The rate of change of linear displacement along the direction of progression measured over one or more strides
- Expressed in meters per second (m/s)
Velocity
Gait:
Rate at which a person walks, expressed in steps per minute
Cadence
Gait:
The ratio of the stance period to the swing period
60% stance / 40% swing
Gait:
Controlled by the _ _ _ (postural reflex activity)
central nervous system