exam 1

your pt buckles during the loading response phase of gait. which of the following exercises would be the LEAST beneficial?

a. mini squats

b. sit-to-stand

c. resisted hip ABD

d. LAQs

c. resisted hip ABD

what is the primary muscle working in the pre-swing subphase of gait to form a rigid lever for propulsion?

a. quads

b. iliopsoas

c. triceps surae

d. adductor magnus

c. triceps surae

a pathological gait is characterized by a forward trunk lean during the early stance & midstance subphases of gait. which of the following muscles is the cause of this trunk compensation?

a. weak glute max

b. weak glute med

c. weak adductor magnus

d. weak quads

d. weak quads

your pt’s R knee is fused. the pt demonstrates an arthrogenic gait pattern. which of the following gait compensations would NOT be seen during the swing phase of gait?

a. vaulting on the L

b. circumduction on the R

c. hip hiking on the R

d. excessive knee flexion on the R

d. excessive knee flexion on the R

which subphase of gait does shock absorption occur?

a. initial contact

b. loading response

c. midstance

d. terminal stance

b. loading response