Weight Acceptance (Initial Contact & Loading Response)

Question 1

Name:

The phase -

Critcal Events Present -

Ankle Kinematics -

Ankle Muscles activated -

Ankle Kinetics (joint moment) -

Answer 1

Intial Contact

Critical Events Present - Heel must contact first

Ankle Kinematics - Neutral (dorsiflexion = 0)

Ankle Muscles Activated - Tibialis Anterior

Ankle Kinetics - GRF is posterior

Question 2

Name:

The phase -

Critcal Events Present -

Knee Kinematics -

Knee Muscles activated -

Knee Kinetics (joint moment) -

Answer 2

Initial Contact

Critcal Events Present - Heel must contact first

Knee Kinematics - Extended to 0

Knee Muscles activated - Quads to control slight flexor moment from leg

Knee Kinetics (joint moment) - GRF is posterior

Question 3

Name:

The phase -

Critcal Events Present -

Hip Kinematics -

Hip Muscles activated -

Hip Kinetics (joint moment) -

Answer 3

Initial Contact

Critcal Events Present - Heel must contact the ground first

Hip Kinematics - Hip flexion 20

Hip Muscles activated - Gluteus Max, Hamstrings, to prepare the leg for weight acceptance

Hip Kinetics (joint moment) - GRF is anterior (flexor moment) as GRF goes in front of hip

Question 4

Name:

The phase -

Critcal Events Present -

Pelvis Kinematics -

Pelvis Muscles activated -

Answer 4

Initial Contact

Critcal Events Present - heel must contact ground first

Pelvis Kinematics - 5 degrees forward rotation

Pelvis Muscles activated -Gluteus Medius

Question 5

Name the Phase:

Critcal Events Present -

Trunk Kinematics -

Trunk Muscles activated -

Ipsilateral shoulder of reference limb -

Answer 5

Intial Contact

Critcal Events Present - heel must contact ground first

Trunk Kinematics - Erect

Trunk Muscles activated - Trunk Extensors

Ipsilateral shoulder of reference limb - Rotated backward

Question 6

Name the Phase:

Critcal Events Present -

Ankle Kinematics -

Ankle Muscles activated -

Ankle Kinetics (joint moment) -

Answer 6

Loading Response

Critcal Events Present - controlled plantarflexion, controlled knee flexion, hip stability

Ankle Kinematics - 5 plantarflexion

Ankle Muscles activated - GastrocSoleus

Ankle Kinetics (joint moment) - GRF is posterior (plantarflexion moment)

Question 7

Name the Phase:

Critcal Events Present -

Knee Kinematics -

Knee Muscles activated -

Knee Kinetics (joint moment) -

Answer 7

Loading Response

Critcal Events Present - controlled plantarflexion, controlled knee flexion, hip stability

Knee Kinematics - knee flexion 15

Knee Muscles activated - Quads to absorb shock as weight is loaded onto limb

Knee Kinetics (joint moment) - GRF is posterior (flexor moment)

Question 8

Name the Phase:

Critcal Events Present -

Hip Kinematics -

Hip Muscles activated -

Hip Kinetics (joint moment) -

Answer 8

Loading Response

Critcal Events Present - controlled plantarflexion, controlled knee flexion, hip stability

Hip Kinematics - Hip Flexion 20

Hip Muscles activated - Glute Max, Hamstrings

Hip Kinetics (joint moment) - GRF is anterior

Question 9

Name the Phase:

Pelvis Kinematics -

Pelvis Muscles activated -

Answer 9

Loading Response

Pelvis Kinematics - Forward rotation 5 degrees

Pelvis Muscles activated - Gluteus Medius

Question 10

Name the Phase:

Trunk Kinematics -

Trunk Muscles activated -

Ipsilateral shoulder to reference leg movement-

Answer 10

Loading Response

Trunk Kinematics - Erect

Trunk Muscles activated - Trunk Extensors

Ipsilateral shoulder to reference leg movement - Rotated backward