For older adults, "foot gymnastics" can increase muscle strength, improve gait speed, and reduce the likelihood of falling. The normal range of plantar flexion is from a 20-degree angle to a 50 ...

The absence of excessive ankle dorsiflexion in stance (Point A) indicates that plantar flexor weakness is not contributing to his crouch gait pattern (excessive knee flexion in stance).

For example, neurological changes may lead to increased loading on your: Increased plantar flexion, or pointing one’s toe toward the ground more than is typical, has been associated with an ...

The flexor digitorum brevis muscle is located in the foot. Its precise location is within the sole of the foot, directly above the plantar aponeurosis, which supports the arch of the foot.

Plantar fasciitis can bring down even the strongest men. In sports, we see athlete after athlete sidelined because of this particular malady—a maddening diagnosis that can make one dread just ...

This inflammation of the plantar flexor muscles, which run the length of the foot’s sole from the heel to the toes, is more prevalent among women (particularly pregnant women), people aged 40 ...

During voluntary plantar flexion, there is simultaneous activity ... as expected. During gait, there is continuous activity of the tibialis anterior in stance as well as swing, again a finding ...