Final Exam: Assistive Devices and Gait Sequences

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Front (Question)

Typically, WB restrictions are based on a _____ of the patient’s body weight that should be transmitted through the LE

Back (Answer)

percentage

Front (Question)

True or False Upper extremity WB restrictions do not affect gait

Back (Answer)

False, it can affect gait if UEs are being used to compensate for LE difficulty

Front (Question)

What does NWB stand for

Back (Answer)

non weight bearing

Front (Question)

Which WB term describes that the foot does not touch the ground

Back (Answer)

NWB

Front (Question)

What does TTWB stand for

Back (Answer)

toe touch weight bearing

Front (Question)

Which WB term describes when the foot contacts the ground for balance only, or 10 to 15kg or up to 20% of body weight

Back (Answer)

TTWB

Front (Question)

During TTWB, how much weight should be put through the foot

Back (Answer)

10 to 15kg or 20% of body weight

Front (Question)

What does PWB stand for

Back (Answer)

partial weight bearing

Front (Question)

Which WB term describes 20% to 50% of body weight put through an extremity

Back (Answer)

PWB

#10

Front (Question)

What does WBAT stand for

Back (Answer)

weight bearing as tolerated

#11

Front (Question)

Which WB terms is limited only by patient tolerance, usually 50% to 100% of the patient’s BW

Back (Answer)

WBAT

#12

Front (Question)

What does FWB stand for

Back (Answer)

full weight bearing

#13

Front (Question)

Which WB term describes when a patient has no restrictions and is 100% weight bearing

Back (Answer)

FWB

#14

Front (Question)

List the assistive devices from most supportive to least supportive • Hemi Walker • Bilateral axillary crutches • Single point cane • Parallel bars • Walker • Bilateral forearm crutches • Quad cane

Back (Answer)

4, 5, 2, 6, 1, 7, 3

#15

Front (Question)

List the assistive devices from requiring the least coordination to the most coordination Walker, axillary crutches, parallel bars, 1 cane, forearm crutches, 2 canes

Back (Answer)

parallel bars walker 1 cane 2 canes axillary crutches forearm crutches

#16

Front (Question)

When a clinician is guarding during gait, their forearm should be in (supination/pronation)

Back (Answer)

supination

#17

Front (Question)

What three things does guarding include

Back (Answer)

verbal cuing, monitoring the environment, and physical assistance

#18

Front (Question)

Initial guarding should be on the side of the patient’s (involved/uninvolved) side

Back (Answer)

uninvolved

#19

Front (Question)

Why does a clinician initially guard on a patient’s uninvolved side?

Back (Answer)

It is the best position to pull patient into PT’s base of support, reducing potential of placing weight on involved side. As the patient improves, you can switch to involved side

#20

Front (Question)

How should a clinician guard during transferring a patient in/out of a chair

Back (Answer)

Stand in stride, to one side, and slightly behind the patient

#21

Front (Question)

How should a clinician guard when a patient is ambulating on level surfaces

Back (Answer)

stand in stride directly behind the patient and the AD on the side on which you are guarding

#22

Front (Question)

During ambulation, the clinician should advance the (inside/outside) foot as the patient advances the AD. Move the (inside/outside) foot as patient advances their LE.

Back (Answer)

outside; inside

#23

Front (Question)

A ____ _____ is a selected sequence of movements for the AD and lower extremities

Back (Answer)

gait pattern

#24

Front (Question)

Which type of gait pattern requires WBAT or FWB

Back (Answer)

two point or four point