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Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

raumgreifend

English translation:

good stride length

Added to glossary by Z-Translations Translator
Feb 12, 2022 05:30
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German term

raumgreifend

German to English Medical Medical (general) neurology
Physical examination:

"Sie bewegt sich in der Praxis frei, ohne sich an Wänden abstützen zu müssen. Ihr Gangbild ist sicher und raumgreifend."

I did check previous entries, but don't like "long". Any other adjective that would go well with gait?

She exhibits a steady and ____ gait.

Thanks!
Proposed translations (English)
3 good stride length
3 +3 expansive as in expansive gait
4 with long strides
4 long
3 +1 confident and well-spaced
4 sweeping gait
3 -1 with no hemiplegia
Change log

Feb 28, 2023 11:40: Z-Translations Translator Created KOG entry

Discussion

Lirka (asker) Feb 18, 2022:
Many thanks to all who contributed. We have collected an impressive number of answers, a very interesting discussion indeed!
TonyTK Feb 13, 2022:
I think the one that reads ... ... best is "good stride length" from Z-Translations Translator here in the discussion box.
(the name "Z-Translations Translator" reminds me of the "Boaty McBoatface" snafu.)
Lirka (asker) Feb 13, 2022:
@ Dr CK . you are so right. One of my regular clients once said (true story): "Less than perfect is still good enough."
And he was a perfectionist himself.
Dr. Christopher Kronen Feb 12, 2022:
You did mention specifically wanting to use "gait" in your posted question. The better option may in fact be not to do so use and one of the other formulations already suggested.

Colloquially, I would describe her as walking as if she owns the place, fills up the room, a very confident and self-assured person.

However, I don't see any of this as being all that crucial to the overall translation itself. Pick an option and go with it. Too much time can be wasted needlessly contemplating how many angels fit on the head of a pin. ;)
Z-Translations Translator Feb 12, 2022:
Her gait is steady with good stride length.
Her gait is steady with lengthened strides.
Open strides
with open stride length.
Ramey Rieger (X) Feb 12, 2022:
Hi Lirka She exibits a steady and striding gait - to use your impulse.

Proposed translations

6 days
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good stride length

open stride length
normal stride length

https://musculoskeletalkey.com/normal-gait/

"The stride length is normally about 144 cm (56 inches) and in reality is one gait cycle. 17 Stride length, like step length, decreases with age, pain, disease, and fatigue. 19,29 The age changes are often the result of decreased walking pace or speed. 29,30"
https://clinicalgate.com/assessment-of-gait/
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Many thanks, Z!"
+3
1 hr

expansive as in expansive gait

You could try this, especially if there is a bit of an equine quality about the patient. ;)
Peer comment(s):
agree Andrew Bramhall
1 hr
Thank you, Andrew.
agree Sebastian Witte
2 hrs
Thank you, Witte.
agree Veronika Neuhold : a stable and expansive gait
15 hrs
Thank you, Veronika.
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1 hr

with long strides

Gait is assessed in terms of stride length.

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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20004501/

https://ouhsc.edu/bserdac/dthompso/web/gait/knmatics/stride....
Example sentence:

Often the gait is slower, stride length shorter,21,22 and tandem gait mildly impaired

Reference:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2922365/

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2 hrs

long

Long seems like a pretty all encompassing and simple solution here. See previous proz question under web references.
Reference:

https://www.proz.com/kudoz/german-to-english/medical-general/19570-raumgreifend.html

Peer comment(s):
neutral Andrew Bramhall : An over-simplification;
57 mins
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-1
3 hrs

with no hemiplegia

"She moves freely in practice without having to lean on walls. Her gait is firm with no hemiplegia."

https://stanfordmedicine25.stanford.edu/the25/gait.html

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"Hemiplegia" is the medical term for' loss of balance' which prevents someone from taking full, expansive strides.
Peer comment(s):
disagree Cilian O'Tuama : Overinterpretation IMO. Hemiplegia is only one of many conditions which may prevent this.
19 hrs
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+1
7 hrs
German term (edited): sicher und raumgreifend

confident and well-spaced

Her gait is confident (gainly) and well-spaced, rather than an abnormally ataxic, wide- or broad -based and hemiplegic gait.

It might be a good idea at least to incorporate the idea of 'raum-' as spatio- or spatially.
Example sentence:

Even his gait was becoming firmer and more gainly

Synonyme für raumgreifend ; Sonstige 3 (Adjektiv). jäh ; Sonstige 4 (Adjektiv). lang ; Sonstige 5 (Adjektiv). steil · weiträumig.

Reference:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gait_analysis

http://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/hemiplegic-gait

Peer comment(s):
neutral Andrew Bramhall : " well-spaced" doesn't work here
6 hrs
agree uyuni
2 days 19 hrs
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9 hrs

sweeping gait

sweeping gait (or sweeping stride(s)

Example:
"His sweeping gait gave him an esteemed elegance and his controlled hand gestures conveyed an admirable reserve."
https://www.palatinate.org.uk/review-come-on-jeeves/
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