Whats it

all
Coupled motions of: about?
Sagittal Pelvis Transverse rotation of
movement the femur
Nutation (anterior pelvic Internal femur rotation
tilt)
Counter-nutation External femur rotation
(posterior pelvic tilt)
Most studies done in standing (uni/bilateral)
What about the squat and hip flexion?
 Small sample of 16 people
Assessed with a 3D motion kinematic How
camera was it
5 reps alternating patterns of
posterior and anterior pelvic tilt in: done?
standing, 30 degrees, 60 degrees and
90 degrees.
Middle 3 were averaged
The degrees were established with
goniometers
Positions of the pelvis and femur were
calculated in orientation and were
estimated with a PASW software for R2
values.
The data collected showed R2 values
of 0.97+
How was it
done?
 What did
Average of:
they find?1.2-1.6 degrees of femur 5 degrees of sagittal pelvis
rotation movement

Internal rotation Anterior pelvic tilt

External rotation Posterior pelvic tilt

The implications listed in the study:

Hip pathologies like
Femoroacetabular impingement
Chondral and labral stresses
Excessive movement or altered kinematics
 To confirm a direct biomechanical
coupling :
Requires repeated studies on larger
groups due to small size
Unfortunately, the study also used
non-standardized assessments
What do I Possible errors
think? Skin marking
Different moving (slow vs fast, weight
bearing vs non)
Range of motion, different
What do I
think?

Implications are powerful for

understanding the kinematic
chain:
understanding of up/down-chain
torque and movement forces
better full body assessment and
treatment plan
Understanding of gait mechanics,
squat mechanics, crawling
 What Better squat, sprint, jump
assessments
do I Ante/retroversion of acetabulum or
think? femur neck effects
Dispel the myth of cookie cutter,
standardized squat patterns
Better guidance for strength and
conditioning in professional athletes
to weekend warriors
What do
I think?

Injury
prevention!
First toe
Ankle
Knee
Hip
Lumbosacral junction
 Jandas Theory of Joint
Centration
What do
I think?

Too much centration?

Too little centration?
 What is
coupled
with
nutation
(anterior
pelvic tilt)?
Internal femur
rotation!
 What
movement is
coupled with
external
femur
rotation?
Posterior
pelvic tilt!