PhysioU - Gait Deviations
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What is a penalty associated with excessive femoral adduction and internal rotation?

  • Decreased forward progression
  • Lateral knee pain from IT band friction
  • Excessive pressure on retropatellar tissue (correct)
  • Increased energy cost for forward progression
  • Which cause is associated with insufficient knee extension?

  • Quadriceps weakness (correct)
  • Hip flexor tightness
  • Weak hamstrings
  • Knee joint degeneration
  • What common condition is linked to excessive hip abduction during gait?

  • Improved energy efficiency
  • Reduced stride length (correct)
  • Increased stability
  • Reduced knee flexion
  • Which of the following is a common cause of foot flat contact at initial contact?

    <p>Dorsiflexor weakness</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which penalty is associated with insufficient hip extension?

    <p>Decreased stride length</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary penalty for insufficient great toe extension?

    <p>Poor windlass mechanism engagement</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Excessive calcaneal valgus with pes planus can result in which of the following penalties?

    <p>Strain to the posterior tibialis tendon</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which factor is a risk for varus thrust during gait?

    <p>Increased walking speeds</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a likely cause of lack of shock absorption during the loading response?

    <p>Quadriceps weakness</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which condition is associated with limited dorsiflexion during terminal stance?

    <p>Talocrural joint stiffness</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a consequence of excessive femoral adduction during the midstance phase?

    <p>Tensile forces on medial knee structures</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which factor can contribute to insufficient pronation during the loading response?

    <p>Midtarsal hypomobility</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is a primary cause of hip hike during the initial swing phase?

    <p>Weak hip flexors</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a likely penalty of insufficient knee extension during terminal swing?

    <p>Reduced stride length</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Excessive anterior pelvic tilt during terminal stance may lead to which of the following penalties?

    <p>Quadriceps overuse</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which condition may result from excessive calcaneal valgus and pes planus during midstance?

    <p>Decreased shock absorption</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which cause is most directly linked to excessive dorsiflexion during the terminal stance phase?

    <p>Gastrocnemius tightness</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a significant consequence of varus thrust during midstance?

    <p>Decreased walking speeds to reduce pain</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which intrinsic cause could lead to insufficient great toe extension during terminal stance?

    <p>Hypomobility of the first metatarsal phalangeal joint</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What causes excessive toe extension during initial swing?

    <p>Insufficient hip and knee flexion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a consequence of excessive hip abduction during the initial swing phase?

    <p>Reduced stride length</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which factor could contribute to insufficient hip extension during the terminal stance?

    <p>Hip joint hypomobility</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which phase is excessive femoral adduction primarily associated?

    <p>Midstance</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What would likely result from insufficient knee extension during terminal swing?

    <p>Potential patellar tendon strain</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following penalties is associated with excessive dorsiflexion during late heel off?

    <p>Increased quadriceps activity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the effect of decreased dorsiflexion from talocrural stiffness during terminal stance?

    <p>Decreased shock absorption</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Inadequate hip flexor strength contributes to which phenomenon during initial swing?

    <p>Increased energy expenditure</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a likely penalty of excessive toe extension during initial swing?

    <p>Increased energy expenditure</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which phase is primarily affected by weak hip flexors leading to hip hike?

    <p>Initial swing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What condition is often linked to varus thrust during midstance?

    <p>Decreased gait speed</p> Signup and view all the answers

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