Exam 7: Pta: Examination of Gait

The lack of control in heel strike to foot flat is a failure of which type of contraction of which muscle group?

The distance from the point of heel strike of one extremity to the point of heel strike in the opposite extremity is called:

A patient has a contralateral pelvic drop deviation in stance and an ipsilateral pelvic drop in swing.Which of the following exercises might improve the problem?

You are a PTA performing a gait assessment at the request of the PT.Which of the following is NOT an appropriate finding for the PTA to document?

You are completing the Locomotion: Walk/Wheelchair portion of the Functional Independence Measure.Your patient is able to walk 200 ft and uses a cane.You record her locomotion score as:

In the evaluation, the PT notes that a patient has the gait deviation of hip circumduction.Which of the following suggested interventions would likely NOT be effective in improving the impairment?