Step width

Authors

Affiliations

Doctor of Physical Therapy

B.S. in Kinesiology

Doctor of Physical Therapy

B.A. in Neuroscience

Step width refers to the distance between the opposite feet in the frontal plane¹. This only takes into account frontal plane distance and not the distance in the sagittal plane.

Note

When progressing from walking to running to sprinting, the step width should decrease and then become negative as a crossover gait pattern is utilized¹.

References

Neumann DA, Kelly ER, Kiefer CL, Martens K, Grosz CM. Kinesiology of the Musculoskeletal System: Foundations for Rehabilitation. 3rd ed. Elsevier; 2017.

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