Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation

Table 3 Schematic overview of the qualitative effects on joint kinematics

From: Altering length and velocity feedback during a neuro-musculoskeletal simulation of normal gait contributes to hemiparetic gait characteristics

	Hip flexion				Knee flexion				Ankle dorsiflexion
	SOL	GAS	VAS	RF	SOL	GAS	VAS	RF	SOL	GAS	VAS	RF
Initial contact		↑	↓	↑		↑	↓	↓↓		↓	↓	↓↓
Loading response	↓	↑	↓	↓	↓	↑	↓	↓	↓			↓
Mid stance	↓	↑		↓	↓	↑		↓	↓	↓		↓
Terminal stance	↓	↑		↓	↓	↑		↓↓	↓	↓		↓
Pre swing	↓		↓↓	↓↓	↓		↓↓	↓↓	↓		↓↑	↓
Initial swing		↑↑	↓↓	↓↓		↑↑	↓↓	↓	↓↓	↓↓
Mid swing	↓	↑↑			↓↓	↑↑			↓↓	↓↓
Terminal swing										↓

↑indicate increased flexion/reduced extension, ↓ indicate reduced flexion/increased extension for increased length and velocity feedback. The grey arrows (↑ or ↓) show the additional effects of the altered modulation patterns.

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