Motor Control of Gait

The distance from a foot strike to contralateral (opposite) foot strike refers to:

• Step length

• Stride length

• Cadence

• Gait cycle

The stance phase takes up 60% of the gait cycle

• True

• False

The task of weight acceptance happens during which phase of the gait cycle?

• Swing phase

• Stance phase

In the gait cycle, the main purpose of the loading response is:

• foot clearance of the floor

• progression of body beyond the supporting foot

• shock absorption

• limb advancement

In reactive strategies:

• We react to an unexpected disturbance

• We identify an obstacle ahead of time

• It includes avoidance strategies

• We respond to an expected disturbance

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS2-3