Gait Training

Question 1

Paras T10-L2 will need?

Answer 1

• KAFO’s and forearm crutches

- Many will choose to use a wheelchair due to the energy cost of ambulation

Question 2

Monitor ___ closely during the ___ sessions.

Answer 2

• Vitals

- Initial

Question 3

Gait training in the parallel bars

Answer 3

• Pull to standing with assistance
• Standing Balance
• Standing push-ups
• Jack-knife recovery program
• Swing-to or sing-through gait
• Quarter turns
• Return to sitting with locked brace

Question 4

Pull to standing braces locked with assistance

Answer 4

• Shoulders back, hands forward, lumbar spine extended

Question 5

Standing Balance

Answer 5

• Both hands, one hand, no hands (if safe)

Question 6

Return to sitting with braces locked

Answer 6

• Start with chair approximately 12 inches behind pt to avoid tipping chair backward

Question 7

Gait ____ with ___ crutches as appopriate

Answer 7

• Training

- Forearm