| Term | Definition |
|---|
| NWB | NON WEIGHT BEARING - PATIENT IS NOT ALLOWED TO PUT ANY WEIGHT ON THE LOWER EXTREMITY-tHIS WILL REQUIRE AN ASSISTIVE DEVICE |
| TTWB | TOE TOUCH WEIGHT BEARING - PT IS ALLOWED TO ONLY TOUCH DOWN WITH THE TOE FOR BALANCE, NOT WEIGHT BEARING - THIS WILL REQUIRE AN ASSISTIVE DEVICE |
| PWB | PARTIAL WEIGHT BEARING - THE ORDERS WILL USUALLY TELL YOU HOW MUCH WEIGHT THEY CAN BEAR (%); USE A SCALE - THIS WILL REQUIRE AN ASSISTIVE DEVICE |
| WBAT | WEIGHT BEARING AS TOLERATED - WHATEVER AMOUNT OF WEIGHT THE PT CAN TOLERATE CAN BE PLACED ON THE LE - MAY BE ANYWHERE FROM MINIMAL TO FULL WB - MAY OR MAY NOT NEED AN ASSISTIVE DEVICE |
| FWB | FULL WEIGHT BEARING - PT IS EXPECTED TO PLACE FULL WEIGHT ON THE LE - ASSISTIVE DEVICE IS NOT REQUIRED FOR WB, BUT MAY BE USED TO ASSIST WITH BALANCE |
| WHAT IS THE MOST STABLE ASSISTIVE DEVICE | PARALLEL BARS |
| WHAT IS MORE STABLE THE ROLLING WALKER OR THE STANDARD WALKER? | STANDARD WALKER |
| WHAT ASSISTIVE DEVICE IS THE LEAST STABLE? | CANE |
| WHAT IS THE ONLY ASSISTIVE DEVICE THAT YOU HAVE TO BE FWB TO USE? | CANE |
| ALWAY GUARD BEHIND THE PT AND TOWARDS THE ________________ SIDE ON LEVEL SURFACES. | WEAK |
| WHEN GUARDING PT, HANDS SHOULD ALWAY BE ON THE ____________ __________ UNTIL YOU ARE AT SBA. | GAIT BELT |
| WHERE IS A 4 POINT GAIT PATTERN TAUGHT FIRST? | PARALLEL BARS |
| WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES TO A 4 POINT GAIT? | MOST STABLE GAIT PATTERN, SIMILAR TO NORMAL GAIT PATTERN |
| WHAT ARE THE DISADVANTAGES TO A 4 POINT GAIT PATTERN? | DIFFICUT TO LEARN AND COORDINATE, SLOW, PT MUST BE FWB |
| 4 POINT GAIT IS INDICATED FOR? | INDIVIDUALS WITH BILATERAL WEAKNESS, POOR BALANCE, DECREASED COORDINATION |
| WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES TO THE 2 POINT GAIT PATTERN? | STABLE GAIT PATTERN, FASTER THAN 4-POINT, RELIEVES SOME WEIGHT ON LE |
| WHAT ARE THE DISADVANTAGES TO THE 2-POINT GAIT PATTERN? | RELATIVELY SLOW, PT MUST BE FWB |
| 2-POINT GAIT PATTERN IS INDICATED FOR | INDIVIDUALS WITH BILATERAL WEAKNESS, POOR BALANCE |
| 4 POINT GAIT PATTERN IS: | PT MOVE EACH CRUTCH AND EACH STEP SEPARATELY (CRUTCH, STEP, CRUTCH, STEP, ETC.) |
| 2 POINT GAIT PATTERN IS: | MOVE OPPOSITE CRUTCH AND LE TOGETHER (R CRUTCH/L STEP THEN L CRUTCH/R STEP) |
| ADVANTAGES FOR 3-POINT GAIT PATTERN | FASTER, USED WHEN PT IS NWB ON ONE LE |
| 3-POINT IS THE SAME AS | STEP-TO/STEP-THROUGH |
| DISADVANTAGES OF THE 3-POINT GAIT PATTERN | REQUIRES GOOD BALANCE AND COORDINATION, SUFFICIENT UE STRENGTH NEEDED, REQUIRES A GOOD AMOUNT OF INJURY |
| INDICATIONS FOR A 3-POINT GAIT PATTERN | INDIVIDUALS WITH LE FRACTURES, AMPUTATIONS, NWB ON ONE LE, INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE PWB TO FWB, PTS WITH DECREASED BALANCE. |
| 3-POINT GAIT PATTERN IS: | ADVANCE BOTH CRUTCHES, PLACE WEIGHT ON UE AND STEP THROUGH WITH STRONGER LEG. |
| 3-POINT GAIT | REQUIRES BILATERAL AMBULATION DEVICES OR WALKER: CAN NOT USE TWO CANES. |
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