Research Article

Musculoskeletal Simulation for Assessment of Effect of Movement-Based Structure-Modifying Treatment Strategies

Figure 8

Comparison of all muscle synergies matrix (—activation level) between the normal gait and other gait modifications: (1) semimembranosus, (2) biceps femoris, (3) vastus medialis, (4) vastus lateralis, (5) rectus femoris, (6) medial gastrocnemius, (7) lateral gastrocnemius, (8) tensor fascia latae, (9) tibialis anterior, (10) peroneus longus, (11) soleus, (12) adductor magnus, (13) gluteus maximus, (14) gluteus medius, and (15) sartorius. Each gait pattern corresponds to the visualization of all 15 muscles of interest and their associated synergies. Each column of muscle synergies (, , , and ) includes a vector of relative level of muscle activations of 15 analyzed muscles illustrated by horizontal bars.