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