It shares the role of prime mover in
ankle plantarflexion with the soleus, but only when the knee is straight.
During
ankle plantarflexion, relative load, knee joint angle, ankle joint angle and repetition speed all affect calf muscle activity.
Not exact matches
The therapist squeezes the calf muscles observing for movement at the
ankle into
plantarflexion (pointing the toes away).
As the
ankle was moved from -15 degrees to + 15 degrees of
plantarflexion (toes pointing downwards) the moment arm increased in a linear fashion.
These group of muscles serves as the
plantarflexion (extension of the toes when pointing) at the
ankle.