The foot is an intricate network of bones, ligaments, tendons and muscles. What is typically referred to as "the arch" is the medial arch, running front to back on the inner half of the foot. But ...

Here’s what you need to know about how this tiny muscle supports your foot and helps ... and it also plays a key role in stabilizing the medial longitudinal arch as the foot hits the ground ...

Foot support New evidence about the active role muscles play in the foot could have implications for the design of running shoes and the debate on barefoot running, say researchers. It could also ...

The flexor digitorum brevis muscle is located in the foot. Its precise location is within the sole of the foot, directly above the plantar aponeurosis, which supports the arch of the foot.

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A rigid arch without recoil caused the foot to prematurely leave the ground, likely decreasing the efficiency of the calf muscle. ... apes—and we can owe a lot of that to a raised medial arch.

The mean volume of the extrinsic foot muscles (EFM) attached from the leg to foot increased from around 25,100 mm 3/kg to around 27,000 mm 3/kg, an increase of 7.05%, and the intrinsic foot ...