Which statement correctly describes the sequence of the three major gait tasks?

Which statement correctly describes the sequence of the three major gait tasks?

• A. Weight acceptance, swing limb advancement, single limb support
• B. Weight acceptance, single limb support, swing limb advancement
• C. Single limb support, weight acceptance, swing limb advancement
• D. Swing limb advancement, weight acceptance, single limb support

Answer: (B)

The sequence is describing how the body completes its three major gait tasks in order during one step: first the limb must accept weight as it makes contact with the ground, then the body is carried by that limb in single limb support, and finally the limb moves forward in swing limb advancement. Weight acceptance happens at initial contact as the leg accepts the body's weight and begins to absorb impact. After that, single limb support occurs while the body passes over the stance limb and the opposite leg is free to swing. Only after weight has been accepted and the limb is supporting the body's load does the leg enter swing limb advancement, moving forward in preparation for the next step. This order—weight acceptance, then single limb support, then swing limb advancement—best matches the natural progression of the gait cycle.

The sequence is describing how the body completes its three major gait tasks in order during one step: first the limb must accept weight as it makes contact with the ground, then the body is carried by that limb in single limb support, and finally the limb moves forward in swing limb advancement. Weight acceptance happens at initial contact as the leg accepts the body's weight and begins to absorb impact. After that, single limb support occurs while the body passes over the stance limb and the opposite leg is free to swing. Only after weight has been accepted and the limb is supporting the body's load does the leg enter swing limb advancement, moving forward in preparation for the next step. This order—weight acceptance, then single limb support, then swing limb advancement—best matches the natural progression of the gait cycle.