Sentences with phrase «of plantar flexion»

The soleus and gastrocnemius work in tandem to carry out the function of plantar flexion.

Another point here is to work through the opposite of plantar flexion — the heel - down, toes - up action called dorsiflexion.

Not exact matches

A plantar reflex is a normal reflex that involves plantar flexion of the foot, which moves toes away from the shin and curls them down.

(Most athletes will make the mistake of pushing the foot down toward plantar flexion as they are rotating the ankle / foot.)

The wide platform, that is a staple of wedges, reduces the incline of your foot (remember plantar flexion) which causes less pressure on the ball of your foot, and helps you maintain balance through the wider surface area.

The gastrocnemius also acts as a weak knee flexor, and is capable of producing its greatest plantar - flexion moment with the knee extended.

Comparing the effects of squats with different stance widths, Escamilla et al. (2001a) did not report actual peak ankle plantar flexion angles, but they did report more heavily - angled shanks in narrow stance squats compared to wide stance squats.

The origins of the gastrocnemius (medial and lateral heads) are such that the two heads cross both the knee and ankle joint and consequently function as both an ankle extensor (plantar - flexion) and as an accessory knee flexor and stabiliser.

Exploring the effect of repetition speed, Tamaki et al. (1996) compared plantar flexion at three different angular velocities (6, 30 and 60 degrees per second).

Between 15 and 30 degrees of plantar - flexion, the moment arm length increased only slightly.

This range of motion is also important in swimming, as a swimmer's feet are constantly in plantar flexion to produce efficient and powerful kicks.

You perform plantar flexion when standing on your tippy - toes, pressing (or flooring) the gas pedal of a car, walking, and of course, when performing calf exercises.

Plantar flexion is just medical terminology for the movement of pointing / pressing the ball (front part) of your foot downwards.

The function of this muscle is plantar flexion (elevating the heel).

One problem is that stretching to lengthen tendons will also increased plantar flexion and knee extension, which hurt running economy — so it may be a case of one step forward, two steps back.

Running does wonders for the muscles involved in plantar flexion — pointing your toes toward the floor — but leaves a host of other small muscles throughout the foot and ankle weak.

Plantar flexion is the ankle movement of moving the foot down, pointing the toes away from the body.

The natural motion of plantar and dorsi flexion when walking can give some pain if you are on your feet for a prolonged period of time in footwear that does not provide adequate support.