MMB [057] The walking cycle

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How is Body Weight transmitted from the vertebral column to the illum ?

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How the body wheight carried when sitting ?

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How the body wheight carried to the knee when standing ?

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-How is body weight transmitted from lateral femoral condyle to the foot ?

• how does the line of gravity pass through talus bone to the ground ?

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Why foot of the young child appears flat ?

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Explain Heel contact of Stance phase

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Explain Foot-flat of Stance phase

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Explain Midstance of Stance phase

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Explain Heel-off of Stance phase

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Another name for Toe-off of Stance phase ?

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Pre-swing

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Explain Toe off of Swing phase

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At the time of toe-off, the hip and knee joints are flexed and the ankle joint is dorsiflexed; these actions of the joints help to raise the foot more from the ground

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Explain Mid-swing (Acceleration) of Swing phase

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This is followed by propelling of the leg forwards through extension of the knee and swinging of the pelvis

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Explain Terminal swing (Deceleration) of Swing phase

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- is there double support in running ? -is there heel strike in running ?

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A unique feature of children gait at heel-strike ?

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Early gait is jerky, unsteady and wide-based with a flexed knee at heel-strike.

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Muscles ?

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Muscles ?

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Causes of a positive Trendelenburg’s sign ?

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• Superior gluteal nerve - weakness After poliomyelitis • Non-union or fractured neck of femur (or joint pathology) • Avulsion of gluteus Medius and Minimus Insertion • Nerve root neuropathy (L5)

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What’s Pes Plannus ?

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What’s Pes Cavus ?

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A common cause of Pes Cavus ?

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ii)overactive peroneus longus, which produces hyperplantar flexion of 1st metatarsal

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Common causes of Foot drop ?

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Explain Romberg’s test

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