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WorksheetsMED 229 - Gait Training (POP Quiz)
Total questions: 7
Worksheet time: 4mins
Write out the meaning of the acronyms below:
NWB
non weight bearing
TTWB
toe touch weight bearing
PWB
partial weight bearing
WBAT
weight bearing as tolerated
FWB
full weight bearing
When using a walker for ambulation which foot/leg goes through 1st?
Non-Affected side
Affected side
It doesn’t matter
Swing both legs through
When using a quad cane, which hand will you use?
Opposite hand of affected side
Same hand as affected side
Either hand
Alternate hands when you get tired
Which cane uses the full weight and is the least stable?
Quad cane
Simple point cane
Hemi-walker/cane
Tri cane
When assisting a patient using a gait belt walking down the hallway, where should you stand?
Behind the patient
In front of the patient
Stand on the unaffected side
Stand on the affected side
Which device is used for a patient with MS, CP or a Spinal Cord injury?
Hemi-walker
Crutch
Lofstrand Forearm Crutch
Rollator Walker
Bonus: When ambulating the stairs with or without crutches, what do we ALWAYS do?
Go up with the good and down with the bad
Go up with the bad and down with the good
Go up and down with the affected side first
Always step down with the good side first
