Gait Review

In which part of the stance phase does the weight of the body transition to the stance leg but is not fully over the stance leg?

• Heel Off

• Foot Flat

• Heel Strike

• Midstance

How is the gait cycle measured? It is the time between:

• Heel strike of the same foot.

• Heel strike of opposite feet.

• Toe off of the same foot.

• Toe off of opposite feet.

Which of the following is true about gait velocity?

• As the velocity of the gait cycle increases, stride length increases.

• Gait velocity increases as height increases.

• Gait velocity increases as age increases.

• As the velocity of the gait cycle decreases, stride length increases.

Jim experiences pain in his hip as he flexes it and brings his leg forward. In which part of the swing phase is Jim’s pain occurring?

• Pre-swing

• Initial swing

• Mid-swing

• Terminal swing

Barb feels like her ankle is unstable and wobbly during walking. Which part of the stance phase is likely the most challenging for Barb?

• Heel strike

• Load response

• Mid-stance

• Pre-swing

Which of the following parts of the stance phase represents the periods of ‘double support’ or ‘double-leg stance’?

• Heel strike

• Load response

• Mid-stance

• Pre-swing

Arleen is in a knee brace that does not allow her to move her knee from a semi-flexed position. Which of the parts of the swing phase would be primarily affected?

• Toe off

• Initial swing

• Mid-swing

• Deceleration

During gait assessment, you measure Arnold’s step length. His step length is 68 cm. What is average step length?

• 10 cm

• 72 cm

• 90 cm

• 144 cm

You notice that someone is very unsteady on their feet as they are walking, having a wide base and watching their feet as they walk. This person presents with what type of gait?

• Hemiparetic

• Antalgic

• Scissors

• Ataxic

At heel strike in the stance phase, the hip, knee, tibia, and ankle are in what positions respectively?

• flexion, extension, lateral rotation, dorsiflexion

• extension, flexion, internal rotation, plantar flexion

• flexion, flexion, lateral rotation, plantar flexion

• flexion, extension, internal rotation, dorsiflexion