Ground Reaction Force Vector (GRFV)
•Vertical
•Antro-posterior
•Medio-lateral
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GRFV & Joint Torques during Gait
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Rules
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GRFV is only in stance phase of gait
Determine its direction and moment
Determine the acting muscles
Determine the desired motion between subphases
Determine the type of muscle contraction:
( accelerator = concentric = energy developer
or controller = eccentric = energy absorber)
Most of muscles contract eccentrically during stance phase and
concentrically during swing phase
Hip Joint Kinetics in Sagittal Plane
Stance Swing
Sub -phase IC LR MS TS PS IS MS TS
Hip joint angle 30 flex 25 flex 0 20 hypertext. 0 20 flex 30 flex 30 flex
Ant. Ant. Post. Post. Post. --------- -------- GRFV pathway --------
Resultant moment Flex. Flex. Ext. Ext. Ext. --------- -------- --------
Counterbalance
moment
Ext. Ext. Flex. Flex. Flex. --------- -------- --------
Muscles (Internal
Torque)
Hip Extensors
(Gluteus Max+
Hamstring)
Hip Flexors
Ilopsoas+ Tensor fascia lata+ Rectus
femoris
Hip Flexors
Ilopsoas+
Gracilis+
Sartorius
Momentum Hip Extensors
**Iliofemoral
ligament
Desired motion Flex Ext. Ext. Ext. Flex. Flex. Flex. Flex.
Muscle activity Ecc ext Conc
ext
Ecc
flex
Ecc flex Conc
flex
Conc flex -------- Ecc ext
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Kinetics of Hip and Pelvis
in the Frontal Plane
Differentiate between stance
(contralateral) (pelvic on femoral) C
swing (ipsilateral) (femoral on pelvic)
Desired motion C motion relative to
neutral position
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Right Hip Joint Kinetics in Frontal Plane
Stance Swing
Period IC LR MS TS PS IS MS TS
Pelvic obliquity
Contralateral
drop drop
Drop then
elevation
elevation elevation
Desired
motion
add
add
add then
abd
abd
abd
abd then
add
add
add
GRFV lat med med med lat --------- -------- --------
moment abd add Add add abd
Right hip
muscles
contraction
Conc
Ecc
Ecc then
conc
Conc
Ecc
Ecc then
conc
Conc
Conc
Muscles
Hip
add
Hip abductors Hip adductors
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Remember hip abductors/ adductors actions
Hip abd on the left side /control pelvic motion Right Swing
Hip adductor on the right side /control thigh motion Right Swing
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