Sentences with phrase «of plantarflexion»

Typically, as you may know, with Achilles tendinitis, if you have it, it hurts more when you walk or run up hill because of the plantarflexion aspect of using your calves while you're doing that activity.

The minimum moment arm length occurred at -15 degrees of plantarflexion (toes pointing upwards).

As the ankle was moved from -15 degrees to + 15 degrees of plantarflexion (toes pointing downwards) the moment arm increased in a linear fashion.

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All of these muscles (with the exception of the popliteus) help to point the toes (plantarflexion) and raise you onto your tip toes.

Exploring the effect of knee flexion angle, Cresswell et al. (1995) assessed the gastrocnemius and soleus muscle activity during isometric plantarflexion with varying degrees of knee flexion ranging between a fully extended and 130 degrees (flexed) position.

It shares the role of prime mover in ankle plantarflexion with the soleus, but only when the knee is straight.

These group of muscles serves as the plantarflexion (extension of the toes when pointing) at the ankle.

In certain trials of older men and women, training with whole body vibration significantly improved muscle torque and power, and were proportionately greatest in plantarflexion and to a lesser extent knee extension, while hip flexion and extension, and knee flexion and dorsiflexion measures were unaltered.