Increased plantar flexion, or pointing one’s toe toward the ground more than is typical, has been associated with an increased risk of plantar fasciitis. Plantar fasciitis symptoms ...

Damage to this nerve can stop a person from being able to raise their foot. Plantar flexion is the opposite of dorsiflexion and involves moving the foot in a downward direction, toward the ground.

The needle and electrode are connected to a low-voltage stimulator. Stimulation of the posterior tibial nerve produces a typical motor (plantar flexion or fanning of the toes) and sensory (tingling in ...

A 28 year-old man developed low back pain radiating down the right leg. Examination showed an absent right ankle reflex, weakness of right knee flexion and ankle plantar flexion, and patchy loss of ...

Popliteal artery entrapment syndrome (PAES) is an anomaly resulting in symptomatic extrinsic compression of the popliteal artery by the surrounding musculotendinous structures; most frequently the ...

Erotic thoughts and feelings about feet may become intentionally accentuated by fashion and the wearing of shoes with high heels, providing a position of the foot that resembles its position during ...