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Description: Learn a comprehensive protocol for lower limb biomechanical analysis in healthy participants using gait analysis and muscle strength testing. This method establishes a framework for rehabilitation research and functional assessment.

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We would like to thank Dr. Johnathan Williams for his advice on MATLAB data processing.

The method reported was followed in a study that received ethical approval from the Bournemouth University Research Ethics Committee (Reference 15005).
1. Participants
<ol>
	<li>Recruit healthy adults (aged from 23 to 63 years, mean &#177; S.D.; 42.0 &#177; 13.4, body mass 70.4 &#177; 15.3 kg, height 175.5 &#177; 9.8 cm; 15 males, 15 females) to participate in the study. Thirty participants were recruited for this study.</li>
	<li>Ensure that there is no self-reported history of dizziness, balance problems or walking difficulties in the participants.</li>
	<li>Ensure that participants did not suffer from any known neuromuscular injury or condition affecting balance or walking.</li>
</ol>
2. Setup and procedures for gait analysis
<ol>
	<li>Use a gait analysis system (Figure 1) comprised of a dual-belt force plate-instrumented treadmill, a 10-camera motion capture system and a virtual environment that provides optic flow.</li>
	<li>Ensure that the participant is wearing very tight non-reflective clothing such as cycling shorts or leggings.</li>
	<li>Using double sided adhesive tapes attach 25 passive reflective markers and place according to the lower body configuration of the Human Body Model (HBM)7 as detailed in Table 1 and Figure 2. The information in this document is taken from the HBM Reference Manual8.</li>
	<li>Use a joint ruler to take measurements of the required knee and ankle widths for the HBM6.</li>
	<li>Secure participant to a safety harness that is fastened to an overhead frame.</li>
	<li>Start a new session in the database and make sure it is active (highlighted).</li>
	<li>Using the subject tab, create a new participant from the Labeling Skeleton button.</li>
	<li>Browse to the &#39;LowerLimb HBM_N2.vst&#39; file and then enter the name of the participant. The new participant appears in the Subjects pane.</li>
	<li>Go to the Tools pane and open the Subject Preparation tab.</li>
	<li>Zero level the forceplates via the Hardware tab. Make sure that no weight is exerted on the force plates.</li>
	<li>Prepare the participant for the ROM trial by having them ready in the middle of the treadmill.</li>
	<li>To ensure the participant can accustom themselves to the self-paced treadmill, ask them to walk at a comfortable speed for 5 min at the beginning of the session9,10.</li>
	<li>Following the acclimatization and without any delay time, ask the participant to walk for a minimum of 5 min10,11.</li>
	<li>Ensure participants are blinded to the timing of the recordings.</li>
	<li>Ensure to start the treadmill and start data recordings by clicking the Start recording button12. This can be done with integrated software (Table of Materials).</li>
	<li>Stop the recording after acquiring the desired amount of data. It is recommended to collect three sets of 25 cycles.</li>
	<li>Open the processing software (Table of Materials) and remove the high-frequency noise on data, by selecting a low-pass filter to the marker data such as a second order Butterworth filter with a cut-off frequency of 6 Hz.</li>
	<li>Go to File, and then select Export to save as a .csv.</li>
	<li>Determine individual strides from vertical force data and use the foot markers to ascertain gait events13.</li>
	<li>Analyze the gait parameters such as kinematic, kinetic and spatial-temporal data in Matlab R2017a (Supplementary File).</li>
</ol>
3. Setup and procedures for muscle strength test
<ol>
	<li>Use the muscle strength testing equipment (multimodal dynamometer) (Figure 3), to measure participants&#39; muscle strength based on Maximum Voluntary Isometric Contraction (MVIC)14.</li>
	<li>Attach the tool/pad number 701 to the dynamometer exercise head.</li>
	<li>Test participant&#39;s right and left knee isometric muscle strength.</li>
	<li>Test participants in a seated position on a chair with a backrest.</li>
	<li>Using the up/down switch, align the dynamometer axis with the knee joint&#39;s anatomical axis of rotation. Place the pad of the tool centrally at the lower part of the shin of the tibia.</li>
	<li>Keep the knee at 90&#176; flexion, the hip in neutral rotation and abduction, and the foot in plantar flexion.</li>
	<li>Place the participant&#39;s hands on their abdomen and stabilize the trunk, hips, and mid-thigh on the chair with Velcro straps.</li>
	<li>Run a practice trial for participants to get accustomed to the testing maneuver.</li>
	<li>Instruct the participant to extend their knee (exert pressure upwards on the pad) followed by flex (exert pressure downwards on the pad) to exert a maximum contraction on the command Go for 3 s.</li>
	<li>Provide verbal prompts and encouragement (&#34;Push&#34; for upwards and &#34;Pull&#34; for downwards) during the strength testing.</li>
	<li>Ensure that participants are aware they can stop the test immediately if they experience any unusual pain or discomfort.</li>
	<li>Allow participants to rest for 2 min.</li>
	<li>Repeat steps 3.1 - 3.12, three times for the left leg and right leg and record the data in newtons (N).</li>
	<li>Save all the data and export as a report for the analysis.</li>
</ol>

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The contribution of this study is to accurately and comprehensively describe within one protocol the techniques for combined gait analysis and muscle strength testing that have not previously been described together.
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<table><tbody><tr><td>701 Small lever</td><td>Baltimore Therapeutic Equipment Company (BTE)</td><td>Not Available - Online link provided in description</td><td>The unique attachment designed for the Primus RS to measure Knee Extension/Flexion - &lt;a href=&quot;https://store.btetech.com/collections/primus/products/701-small-lever&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;https://store.btetech.com/collections/primus/products/701-small-lever&lt;/a&gt;</td></tr><tr><td>D-Flow Software - Vresion 3.26</td><td>Motekforce Link</td><td>Not Available - Online link provided in description</td><td>Software used to control GRAIL system - &lt;a href=&quot;https://summitmedsci.co.uk/products/motek-dflow-hbm-software/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;https://summitmedsci.co.uk/products/motek-dflow-hbm-software/&lt;/a&gt;</td></tr><tr><td>Gait Offline Analysis (GOAT) - Version 2.3</td><td>Motekforce Link</td><td>Not Available - Online link provided in description</td><td>Software used for the analysis of the gait parameters - &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.motekmedical.com/product/grail/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;https://www.motekmedical.com/product/grail/&lt;/a&gt;</td></tr><tr><td>Gait Real-time Analysis Interactive Lab (GRAIL)</td><td>Motekforce Link</td><td>Not Available - Online link provided in description</td><td>GRAIL system measures and quantifies gait biomechanics by using a virtual reality based self-paced (SP) treadmill - &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.motekmedical.com/product/grail/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;https://www.motekmedical.com/product/grail/&lt;/a&gt;</td></tr><tr><td>Leg Pad for 701</td><td>Baltimore Therapeutic Equipment Company (BTE)</td><td>Not Available - Online link provided in description</td><td>The unique attachment designed for the Primus RS to measure Knee Extension/Flexion - &lt;a href=&quot;https://store.btetech.com/collections/primus/products/701-802-leg-pad&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;https://store.btetech.com/collections/primus/products/701-802-leg-pad&lt;/a&gt;</td></tr><tr><td>Positioning Chair</td><td>Baltimore Therapeutic Equipment Company (BTE)</td><td>Not Available - Online link provided in description</td><td>Participant Positioning Chair is designed for assessment and treatment of the lower exteremeties. The chair is designed for multiple positions. &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.btetech.com/product/primus/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;https://www.btetech.com/product/primus/&lt;/a&gt;</td></tr><tr><td>Primus RS</td><td>Baltimore Therapeutic Equipment Company (BTE)</td><td>Not Available - Online link provided in description</td><td>Primus RS equipment captures and reports real time objective data in Isotonic, Isometric, and Isokinetic resistance modes - &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.btetech.com/wp-content/uploads/BTE-Rehabilitation-Equipment-PrimusRS-Brochure-1.pdf&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;https://www.btetech.com/wp-content/uploads/BTE-Rehabilitation-Equipment-PrimusRS-Brochure-1.pdf&lt;/a&gt;</td></tr></tbody></table>

lower limb biomechanical analysis of healthy participants

Lower Limb Biomechanical Analysis of Healthy Participants

Biomechanical analysis techniques are useful in the study of human movement. The aim of this study was to introduce a technique for the lower limb biomechanical assessment in healthy participants using commercially available systems. Separate protocols were introduced for the gait analysis and muscle strength testing systems. To ensure maximum accuracy for gait assessment, attention should be given to the marker placements and self-paced treadmill acclimatization time. Similarly, participant positioning, a practice trial, and verbal encouragement are three critical stages in muscle strength testing. The current evidence suggests that the methodology outlined in this article may be effective for the assessment of lower limb biomechanics.

The mean and standard deviation of the spatial-temporal, kinematics, and kinetic gait parameters are given in Table 2. MVIC data for all 30 participants are summarized in Table 3. A typical set of data for the left and right side of one participant showing graphical representation of gait parameters is provided in Figure 4 and Figure 5, respectively.
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Individuals with chronic ankle instability (CAI) exhibit postural control deficiency and delayed muscle activation of lower extremities. Computerized dynamic posturography combined with surface electromyography provides insights into the coordination of the visual, somatosensory, and vestibular systems with muscle activation regulation to maintain postural stability in individuals with CAI.

Evaluating Postural Control and Lower-extremity Muscle Activation in Individuals with Chronic Ankle Instability

This test-retest study evaluated leg blood flow measured by the Doppler ultrasound technique during single-leg knee-extensor exercise. The within-day, between-day, and inter-rater reliability of the method was investigated. The approach demonstrated high within-day and acceptable between-day reliability. However, the inter-rater reliability was unacceptably low during rest and at low workloads.

Doppler Ultrasound-Based Leg Blood Flow Assessment During Single-Leg Knee-Extensor Exercise in an Uncontrolled Setting

The present protocol outlines an experimental setup designed to investigate the influence of step width manipulation on running biomechanics using a motion capture system. The objective is to expand relevant datasets and examine the effects of varying step widths on the kinematic chain of the human lower limb.

Influence of Step-Width Manipulation on Running Biomechanics

This protocol details a standardized approach to quantify plantar pressure distribution, foot balance, and foot axis angle during 45° change-of-direction tasks using a Footscan pressure plate, enabling reproducible assessment of bilateral limb loading patterns at a controlled approach speed.

Effect of Change of Direction (COD) Movement on Plantar Pressure and Foot Balance in Bilateral Limbs

Learn a comprehensive protocol for lower limb biomechanical analysis in healthy participants using gait analysis and muscle strength testing. This method establishes a framework for rehabilitation research and functional assessment.

Lower Limb Biomechanical Analysis of Healthy Participants

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