Gait cycle phases, common gait deviations, and functional mobility assessment concepts tested on the NPTE.
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- What percentage of the gait cycle is normally spent in stance phase?
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About 60%- What percentage of the gait cycle is normally spent in swing phase?
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About 40%- What is a gait cycle?
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The interval from initial contact of one foot to the next initial contact of the same foot- How many periods of double limb support occur in one normal gait cycle?
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Two- Stance phase is divided into five subphases: initial contact, ____, midstance, terminal stance, and preswing.
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loading response- What occurs during initial contact?
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The heel touches the ground, starting the gait cycle- What occurs during loading response?
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Body weight transfers onto the stance limb as the opposite foot lifts off- What occurs during midstance?
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Body weight passes directly over the stance limb while the opposite limb swings forward- What occurs during terminal stance?
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The heel rises and body weight moves ahead of the stance foot- What occurs during preswing?
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The final stance subphase, ending at toe off, as weight shifts to the opposite limb- Swing phase consists of initial swing, midswing, and ____.
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terminal swing- What occurs during terminal swing?
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The swinging limb decelerates and positions the foot for initial contact- Define step length.
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The distance from initial contact of one foot to initial contact of the opposite foot- Define stride length.
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The distance between two successive initial contacts of the same foot- Define cadence.
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The number of steps taken per minute
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