Gravity

Newton’s gravitational law

 Every body in the universe attracts the
other body. The attractive force is
directly proportional to the product of
their masses and inversely proportional
to the square of the distance between
them
Mathematical expression

F = G(m1m2 / d2)
 Gravity on human body
 The force of gravity continuously acts
on human body (action on human body)
 The body exerts a force in opposition to
this force and don't falls
 Activity
 Heel raising activity for demonstration
the force of gravity on human body
 Center of gravity
 It is the center of body through which
the whole weight of the body acts
 The point through which the earth’s
attraction effectively acts
Center of gravity of different
 Uniform rod
 Square
 Triangle
 Rectangle
 Irregular objects
Center of gravity in Human
body in anatomical position
 It is considered to be in vicinity of the
second sacral vertebrae
 Its higher in male or female
 Line of gravity
 It is an imaginary vertical line passing
through the center of gravity
 Line of gravity passing
through the human body in
anatomical position
G
Gravity Dependent Machine
 Line of gravity
 If the line of gravity remain in the base
after short displacement the body is
regarded in stable position
 If the line of gravity falls outside the
base after the short displacement the
body is in unstable position s
Role of position of center of
gravity
 Lower position of gravity causes stability in
Human body
 Higher position of gravity causes less
stable position
 The body having more weight distribution
at the top is considered to be less stable
 During application of therapy to the
patients stability must be maintained s
 During exercises position of the
physiotherapist and patients should be
such in design that the line of gravity
should remain in the base after small
movement
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