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Inthefootdiagrambelow,themaintendonsonthetopofthefootarelabeled.Thegroupoftendonsare
calledtheextensortendonsandareresponsibleforelevatingthetoesandflexingtheankleup(dorsiflexion).
Blisters
Biomechanics
BlackToenails
Bunions
A.Extensorhallucislongus:dorsiflexesthebigtoeanddorsiflexesthefoot(pulls
CauseofCommonFoot upthebigtoeandthefoot).
Problems
CauseofHeelPain B.Extensordigitorumlongus:dorsiflexesthesmalltoesanddorsiflexesthefoot
ChoosingShoes (pullsthelittletoesupandpullsthefootup).
Corns&Calluses
C.Extensordigitorumbrevis:dorsiflexesthesmalltoes(pullsthesmalltoesup).
DecreasingActivity
DiabeticFootCare
DiabeticNeuropathy
DiabeticUlcers
DictionaryofTerms
PeronealTendons
Flatfeet
FindYourFootPain Inthefootdiagramtotheright,thetendonsonthelateralaspectofthefoot
FootandAnkleAnatomy arelabeled(outsideoftheankle).Theperoneallonguscoursesunderthe
footandattachesontheinsideofthearch.Theperonealbrevistendon
FootCareTips
attachestothestyloidprocess(see"K"labeledinthefootbonediagrams
FootcareTipsforHikers
listedavoe.Theperonealtendonsareresponsibleforflexingthefootdown
FootFungus
androtatingthefootout.
FootProblemsinRunners
FungalToenails
Peroneuslongus:Evertsandplantarflexesthefoot(rotatesthefoot
outanddown).Stabilizesthearchwhenwalking.
Hammertoes
Peroneusbrevis:Evertsandplantarflexesthefootandstabilizesthe
HeelPainandPlantar footwhenwalking.Thebrevistendonisamorepowerfuleverterthan
Fasciitis
theperoneuslongustendon.
HeelPainImages
Moreinformationonperonealtendonsandperonealtendonitis.
HeelPainStretching
HeelPainTaping
HeelPainTreatmentsat
theDoctor'sOffice
HikersFootTips
FlexorFootTendons
IngrownToenails
NerveEntrapment Inthefootdiagramtotheleft,themaintendonsonthebottomofthefootarelabeled.
Theflexortendongroupisresponsbileforpullingthetoesdownandflexingtheankle
Neuromas
(plantarflexing).
Onychomycosis
PainfulDiabetic
Neuropathy A.Flexorhallucislongus:plantarflexesthehalluxandthefoot(bringsthe
PlantarFasciitis bigtoetoeandflexesthefootdown).
PlantarFasciitisResearch
PosteriorTibialTendon B.Flexorhallucisbrevis:plantarflexesthehallux(bringsthebigtoedown).
Dysfunction
Pronation C.Flexordigitorumlongus:plantarflexesthetoesandthefoot(bringsthe
RheumatoidArthritis littletoesdownandflexesthefootdown).
RunningFootInjuries
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RunningShoes D.Posteriortibialis:invertsandplantarflexesthefoot(bringsthefootinand
ShinSplints down).
SkinLayers
Moreinformationontheposteriortibialtendonandposteriortibialtendonitis.
Shoes
ShoeLacingTechniques
Socks
StressFractures
Stretching
SweatyFeet
TarsalTunnelSyndrome
Tendonitis
TineaPedis
ToenailFungus
Warts
WeightLoss Theimageontherightshowsabetterviewoftheposteriortibialtendon.
WoundHealing Theposteriortibialtendonoriginatesinthebackofthelegandcourses
aroundtheinsideoftheankletoattachontheinsideandbottomofthe
arch.Themainattachmentisonthenavicular,atarsalboneinthemidfoot,
labeledintheimageontheright,butthetendonextendsacrossthebaseof
thefoot.Theposteriortibialtendonisapowerfulinverterofthefootand
oneofthemainstructureswhichsupportsthearch.Inindividualswith
faultyfootmechanics,specificallyoverpronationandarchcollapse,the
posteriortibialtendoncanbecomestressedandtorn.Thisresultsin
tendonitisandposteriortibialtendinosis,alsocalledadultacquiredflatfoot.
Moreinformationonposteriortibialtendinosisandadultacquiredflatfoot.
Achillestendon
Plantarflexesthefoot(bringsthefootdownandassistsin"pushoff"when
walking).TheAchillestendonattachestothecalcaneus,alsoknownastheheel
bone.TheAchillesisthelargestandstrongesttendoninthebody.Inindividuals
withtightcalfmusclesandthosewithoverpronationand/orplaysportswhich
involvequicksprintsorjumping,theAchillestendoncanbecomeoverstressed
andtorn,leadingtoinflammationandpain.
MoreinformationonAchillestendonitis.
Plantarfascia:longligamenttypestructurewhichsupportsthelongitudinalarch
whenwalking.Intheimagetotherighttherearethreebands,themedial,central
andlateralband.Thefasciaoriginatesonthecalcaneus,theheelboneand
extendstoinsertintothebottomofthetoes.Theplantarfasciaisoneofthemain
structureswhichsupportsthearch(alongwiththeposteriortibialtendon).In
thosewithfaultyfootmechanics,mostcommonlyoverpronation,theplantar
fasciacanbecomeoverstressed,stretchedandexperiencemicroscopictears
leadingtoinflammationandpain.Chronicaggravationofthefasciacanleadto
plantarfasciosis,adegenerativecondition.
Moreinformationonplantarfasciitisandplantarfasciosis.
AnkleLigaments
Intheankleimagetotheright,theimageshowsthemedialankle
ligaments.Theseligamentsgivesupporttotheinsideoftheankle(medial
anklejoint).Therearefourligamentswhichmakeupthedeltoidligament:
posteriortibiotalarligament
tibiocalcanealligament
tibionavicularligament
anteriortibiotalarligament
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Intheankleimageontheright,thelateralankleligamentsareshown.
Theseligamentsgivesupporttotheoutsideoftheankle(lateralankle
joint).Therearethreeligamentsonthelateralaspectoftheanklejoint.
anteriortalofibularligament
calcaneofibularligament
posteriortalofibularligament
Theposteriortalofibularligamentisnotvisibleinthisdiagram.Theligamentsitsundertheperonealtendons.
Itattachestothefibulaandextendstothebackoftheankleandattachestothetalus.Thelateralankle
ligamentsarethemostcommonlytorninanklesprains.Moreinformationonanklesprains.
MoreinformationonFootandAnkleAnatomy
Neurovascular:illustrationsandimagesofthebloodvesselsandnervesinthefoot.
ToenailAnatomy:Diagrams,illustrationsanddescriptionsofthetoenail.
Biomechanics:informationonfootfunctionandthemechanicsofthefoot.Definitions
fordorsiflexion,plantarflexion,inversion,eversion,supinationandpronation.
Terminology/medicaldictionary:definitionsofmedicaltermsandstructuresrelatingto
thefootandankle.
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