Forces Distribution Analysis Developed in the Plantar Surface in Simulation Case of Controlled Blocking of Joints

Abstract

Some theoretical and experimental considerations upon the biomechanics of the movements developed at foot level of human subjects without previous detected pathologies are presented in this paper. Thus, the first part of the paper is referring to the analysis of aspects related to the biomechanics of the locomotion system, aspects concerning the forces distribution at plantar surface level and also concerning the setting of various samples of subjects out of which the examples for the proposed methodology application will be selected. In the second part of the paper, the analysis structures required for the recording and assessment of simulation cases with blocked joints movements’ biomechanics at knee and ankle level are developed and presented. In the third part, the results and conclusions regarding the behavior and performance limits of forces and pressures at plantar surface level are presented and processed.