Dance Anatomy & Kinesiology

The Ankle and Foot 309 Bursae There are many bursae in the region of the ankle and foot. Some of these bursae can become inflame ...

310 Dance Anatomy and Kinesiology Individual Muscles of the Ankle and Foot Anterior Crural Muscles The anterior crural muscles a ...

The Ankle and Foot 311 Attachments and Primary Actions of Extensor Hallucis and Digitorum Longus Muscle Proximal attachment(s) D ...

312 Dance Anatomy and Kinesiology Peroneus Tertius The peroneus tertius (perone, fibula + tertius, third) is considered misnamed ...

The Ankle and Foot 313 as two separate bellies (medial and lateral) until about halfway down the back of the calf, where the hea ...

314 Dance Anatomy and Kinesiology regularly during standing posture to keep the body from falling forward (Basmajian and DeLuca, ...

The Ankle and Foot 315 Flexor Hallucis Longus The flexor hallucis longus (FHL; flexor, flex + hallux, great toe + longus, long) ...

316 Dance Anatomy and Kinesiology Palpation: You can palpate the distal portion of the flexor digitorum longus tendons by placin ...

The Ankle and Foot 317 Attachments and Primary Actions of Peroneal Muscles Muscle Proximal attachment(s) Distal attachment(s) Pr ...

318 Dance Anatomy and Kinesiology Palpation: The tendons of the peroneals can be made more prominent by pointing and beveling th ...

319 Muscle Proximal attachment(s) Distal attachment(s) Primary action(s) Posteromedial muscles (continued) Flexor digitorum long ...

320 Dance Anatomy and Kinesiology Intrinsic Muscles of the Foot Remember that by definition the intrinsic muscles have both thei ...

The Ankle and Foot 321 FIGURE 6.24 Lateral view of primary muscles acting on the ankle and foot (right foot). (A) Muscles, (B) a ...

322 FIGURE 6.26 The layers of the plantar intrinsic muscles of the foot (right foot; inferior view except for superior view used ...

323 TABLE 6.3 Summary of Attachments and Primary Actions of Intrinsic Muscles of the Foot Muscle Proximal attachment(s) Distal a ...

324 Dance Anatomy and Kinesiology Alignment and Common Deviations of the Ankle and Foot There are numerous alignment problems th ...

The Ankle and Foot 325 In relaxed standing (static stability), these arches are supported by the shapes of the bones, the planta ...

326 Dance Anatomy and Kinesiology problems (Conti and Wong, 2001; Hamilton, 1982; McCrory et al., 1999; Yakut et al., 1997). Rea ...

The Ankle and Foot 327 is called rearfoot varus (L. bent inward) (figure 6.30C). Rearfoot varus is commonly associated with exce ...

328 Dance Anatomy and Kinesiology MTP joint is generally in fixed hyperextension and both IP joints are in fixed flexion as seen ...