Gait

Question 1

Stance Phase

Answer 1

= first 60%
IC (0%), FF (10%), MST (30%), HO (40%), TO (60%)

Question 2

Swing Phase

Answer 2

= last 40%
TO (60%), MSW (80%), IC (100%)

Question 3

Key events

Answer 3

1. IC
2. FF
3. MST
4. HO
5. TO
6. MSW
7. IC

Question 4

Spatial and temporal descriptors

Answer 4

• stride length = distance between heel of same foot
• step length = distance between heel of different feet
• step width = lateral distances between heel of 2 consecutive foot contacts
• foot angle = angle b/w line of progression of body and the long axis of the foot
• cadence (step rate) = number of steps per min
• walking speed = distance covered in amount of time

Question 5

walking and running step width norms

Answer 5

walking = 10 cm

running = 0cm or negative

Question 6

walking stride length and step length norms

Answer 6

stride length 144cm

step length 72cm

Question 7

foot angle norms walking/running

Answer 7

walking = 5 degs

running = 10 degs

Question 8

norm walking and running speed

Answer 8

walking = 4.9km/hr or 1.37m/sec

running = 9-36km/hr or 2.5m -10m/sec

*running pace; minutes per kilometre