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| One of the earliest and most characteristic symptoms of a wide variety of neurolgic disorders. A critical determinant of independence. |
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| Impaired Mobility Function |
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| Name 2 effects of motor impairments on gait. |
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1. Disruptions to neuromuscular systems
2. Disruptions to musculoskeletal systems (contractures) |
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| Name 3 neuromuscular impairment that effect gait. |
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1.Nervous sytem must generate basic locomotor patterns for progression
2. Control posture for orientation and stability
3. Adaptation of gait patterns |
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Term
| Inappropriate activation of a muscle at points during the gai cycle when the muscle in being rapidly lengthened. |
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| Altered mechanical properties of a ms, producing increased stiffness. Limits intersegmental movements, limits progression. |
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| The key to understanding contribution of spasticity to disordered gait requires knowing when muscles undergo __ during the gait cycle. |
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| Spasticity in quads would be greates when the quad is lengthened which in during what 2 gait phases? |
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1. Loading
2. Initial swing |
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| Spasticity in hamstrings would likely occur during what gait phase? |
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