Gait Exam

Question 1

Average gait speed (normal adult)

Answer 1

1.2 - 1.4 m/s

Question 2

Community mobility requires

Answer 2

Sustained gait speed 1.3 m/s
Negotiating 7-8 in curbs
Walking a minimum of 200-300 meters

Question 3

Gait speed >___ predicts more likely to be d/c home

Answer 3

0.15 m/s

<0.15, d/c to subacute facility

Question 4

Considerations for community mobility that especially affect adults with disabilities

Answer 4

Time
Terrain conditions
External load
Postural transitions

Question 5

Considerations for community mobility that affect everyone

Answer 5

Attentional Demand
Distance
Traffic
Ambient conditions (lighting)

Question 6

Gait speed is predictive of

Answer 6

D/c location
Future health status
Functional decline/ mortality
Functional changes like potential for rehab, fear of falling, attention and psychomotor speed

Question 7

Gait speed and distance for household ambulatory

Answer 7

< 0.4 m/s

< 150 ft

Question 8

Gait speed for limited community ambulator

Answer 8

0.4 - 0.8 m/s

Question 9

Gait speed for community ambulator

Answer 9

> 0.8 m/s

Question 10

Gait speed RED FLAG

Answer 10

< 0.6 m/s

Question 11

10MWT MDC comfortable walk

Answer 11

0.15 m/s

Question 12

10MWT MDC fast walk

Answer 12

0.21 m/s

Question 13

6MWT norms

Answer 13

Men: 450-550
Women: 400-500

Question 14

6MWT MDC

Answer 14

57 meters

Question 15

Cadence norms

Answer 15

Men: 111 steps/ min
Women: 120 steps/min

Question 16

Step length norm

Answer 16

76.3 cm (30 in)

Question 17

Step width norm

Answer 17

7-8 cm (2-4 in)

Question 18

Foot angle norm

Answer 18

5 degrees

Question 19

SWWT test predictive of falls for:

Answer 19

Frail, institutionalized older adults
Pts with CVA

NOT for pts with PD