Spine and Holistic Health · Module 8 · Posture, gait and movement

Posture and Gait Lab

Drive a walker and a runner and watch the floor forces, phases and muscles respond; practice gait math and phase spotting with animated worked solutions; put the phases in order and match patterns to causes; then reason through three clinic scenarios. Nothing here is graded.

Part 1: Gait Simulator

Right leg (followed)StanceSwing Right foot forceLeft foot forceMuscle activityDouble supportFlight
Gait readouts
MeasureValue

Simplified teaching model. Joint angles follow typical adult curves; the hip swing is scaled so the drawn stride matches the step length you set. Speed = cadence × step length. Vertical force is shaped from typical curves and scaled so that the average over a whole cycle equals one body weight, which is why shorter contact means taller peaks. Muscle timing is approximate. Limp patterns show the right leg affected and are drawn for walking only.