Beyond the bone structure of the feet, the musculature can be greatly impacted as well. Ballet dancers, more so than other ...

Rendering of the ankle. There are many muscles that cross the ankle joint, including the gastrocnemius, soleus, posterior tibialis, flexor hallucis longus, and peroneal longis and brevis.

The flexor hallucis longus muscle is essential for foot and toe movement, especially during activities that require pushing off the ground, like running or jumping. Strengthening this muscle can ...

flexor pollicus brevis, opponens pollicus Lumbricals, and Interossei T2-12 Trunk and abdomen muscle movement External intercostals, intercostals, subcostalis, transversus thoracis, rectus abdominis, ...

Shown are the tendon of gastrocnemius muscle,Calcaneal tendon (of Achilles),Flexor digitorum longus muscle (tendon sheath),.Flexor hallucis longus muscle (tendon sheath),Flexor retinaculum,.Flexor ...

The deep posterior compartment lies deep within the back of the lower leg. It includes the tibialis posterior, the flexor digitorum longus and the flexor hallucis longus. The tibialis posterior pulls ...

Credit: Business Wire/ Paragon 28. Paragon 28 has launched the Mister Tendon Harvester System, which is designed to facilitate minimally invasive harvesting of the flexor hallucis longus (FHL) and ...

The muscle activations of the rectus femoris, vastus medialis and lateralis, semitendinosus, biceps femoris, tibialis anterior, soleus, medial and lateral gastrocnemius, flexor hallucis longus, and ...

The plantaris offers a minor assist to the gastrocnemius during plantar flexion. Further within the rear of the lower leg are the deep posterior muscles -- the flexor hallucis longus, flexor digitorum ...