Muscle used in normal walk during stance and swing
Correct Answer: Tibialis Anterior
Description: Each leg goes through stance phase and swing phase in normal walking.
Stance phase - Foot on ground. 60% of gait.
Main muscles involved are
Heel strike - quadriceps, hamstrings, tibialis anterior
Mid stance - quadriceps, hamstrings, tibialis anterior, gluteus maximus
Push off - gastrocnemius -soleus
Swing phase - Foot not on ground, 40% of gait.
Main muscles involved are
Acceleration - quadriceps
Swing through - iliopsoas
Deceleration - hamstrings and tibialis anterior.
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