Ankle+Foot Flashcards
Gastrocnemius
Prob lying
Flex knee plantar flex foot
Resistance
Soleus
Prone lying
Push against models platar flexed foot
Either side achillis from bottom of calf
Tibialis anterior
Half lying
Pillow under one leg
Dorsiflex invert foot hand pushing against big toe side = resistance
Lateral tibia to medial foot
Extensor hallucis longus
Half lying
Extend great toe hold it don’t let model move it palpitate tendon
Extensor digitorum longus
Half lying
Extend 4 digit toes resist movement palpate tendons
Peroneus longus
Half lying
Pillow under leg
Plantarflexion turn foot out resistance
Head of fibula behind lateral maleolus
Peroneus brevis
Half lying
Pillow under leg
Plantarflexion turn foot out resistance
Lower later leg behind lateral maleolus
Tibialis posterior
Half lying
Tendon only
Platar flex invert foot
Lateral to just under medial malleolus