What is the walking cycle?

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Gait cycle is a term that describes the movement patterns that make up walking or the way one walk or run. Scientists study a cycle of walking to learn about the movement of different animals, while physiotherapists often study it to detect muscle or bone problems in patients. While walking looks like a simple task, it is actually divided into several different actions or phases and requires the right coordination of many muscles and bones. A comprehensive understanding of the cycle of walking people or other animals requires a deep understanding of all these factors.

Walking cycle consists of three primary phases, referred to as attitude, swing and double support phase. The time in which the front leg is on the ground is referred to as the attitude or support phase phase. The attitude phase is initiated when the heel of the front limb hits the soil; It ends when the tip of the same limbs rises. The rocking phase or undeterned phase, on the other hand begins when the tip of this limb is raised and continues throughout dObu time of the limb in the air. The double support phase occurs during a short period during which both limbs are on the ground.

The stages of the attitude and rocking of the walking cycle are further divided into several sub -phases. The stage of the attitude is divided into points in which the heel hits the soil, the leg is flat on the ground and the tip leaves the ground. The swing phase are divided into the acceleration phase in which the moving limb gains speed after leaving the ground and the slowing phase in which the limb slows down and returns to the ground. All these phases and partial phases together form a cycle of walking as a whole.

These divisions or phases are the primary parts of the cycle of walking, but by far they are not the only important concerns in the cycle study. In any moment in the cycle, different muscles are used and different joints are bent and straightened. The positions of the hips, knees, ankles and legs are very important. An experienced physiotherapist can often di diAgnostate problems especially of muscles, bones or joints based on or at least supported by the analysis of a particular individual walking cycle. To deduce these conclusions from a walk through an individual are essential factors such as muscle position, joint position and external concerns such as terrain and gravity