The Methods of Determining the Centre of Gravity of a Tilting Body on the Upper Ankle Joint and Weighing the Feet of a Living Human
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(1) Background: This paper focuses on the issue of examining the centre of gravity (CoG) of the entire body and its tilting segment at the upper ankle joint. (2) Methods: A custom-built measuring station was used to determine the CoG of the tilting body, and measurements were carried out on six individuals. Based on the theory of torques, the general centre of gravity, the centre of gravity of the tilting segment and the centre of gravity of the feet were calculated. (3) Results: A novel method was developed for determining the CoG of a tilting body at the upper ankle joint and for indirectly “weighing” the feet of a living human. It was demonstrated that the general body CoG and the CoG of a tilting segment are two distinct points. Based on the developed method, the centres of gravity of individual body parts were determined.
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Department of Bioinformatics and Telemedicine, Faculty of Medicine, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kopernika 7e St., 31-034 Kraków, Poland
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