Extensor tendonitis in the foot is when the extensor tendons of the feet have inflammation. Learn more about the symptoms & causes.

The extensor digitorum splits into four tendons and connects to the finger joints. It helps you straighten or extend your fingers. The extensor digiti minimi extends the little finger.

Extensor digitorum longus and extensor digitorum brevis: These muscles lift the second, third, fourth, and fifth toes Extensor hallucis longus: Lifts up the big toe ...

Extensor Carpi Ulnaris: It helps you bend your wrist backward and towards your pinky side. Extensor Digitorum: This muscle straightens your fingers at the big knuckles.

The superior extensor retinaculum crosses over the front part of the ankle and binds the peroneus tertius, extensor hallucis longus, tibialis anterior, and the extensor digitorum longus tendons to ...

Specifically, we determined the CSA of the tibialis anterior, triceps surae, extensor digitorum and flexor digitorum muscles for each 1-mm slice and recorded the maximal CSA (CSA max) of each ...

To explore the effects of 5α-DHT on muscle, Yang et al. studied isolated mouse extensor digitorum longus muscle (EDL), finding that stimulation with 5α-DHT increased tetanic contraction force ...

Dorsiflexion is the action of raising the foot upward toward the shin. Certain exercises can help a person improve their dorsiflexion, and help recover from injury.

Flexor digitorum superficialis avulsion has also been reported in association with avulsion of the FDP tendon. [3, 8, 9] The avulsion occurs from the bone at its site of insertion. The present ...

The flexor digitorum brevis, a muscle on the sole of your foot that provides flexion of your four smaller outer toes, aiding balance, weight distribution and forward momentum.