What is plantar flexed position?
Plantar flexion is the movement that allows you to press the gas pedal of your car. It also allows ballet dancers to stand on their toes. The term plantar flexion refers to the movement of the foot in a downward motion away from the body. The ankle joint, which is actually two joints, makes plantar flexion possible.
What is ankle Plantarflexion?
Plantarflexion refers to the flexion of the foot at the ankle, it is the opposite of dorsiflexion, for example, when the toes point downward as in standing in tiptoe.
Which of the following muscles plantar flexes the ankle?
gastrocnemius
The action of soleus, gastrocnemius, and plantaris is to produce plantar flexion at the ankle joint.
How do you treat plantar flexion?
It usually takes a minimum of 6 weeks for a fracture to heal. All forms of ankle, leg, or foot injury that affect plantar flexion will involve physical therapy and exercise to strengthen the muscles and tendons and protect them from future injury.
How do ankles work?
The ankle joint allows up-and-down movement of the foot. The subtalar joint sits below the ankle joint, and allows side-to-side motion of the foot. Numerous ligaments (made of tough, moveable tissue) surround the true ankle and subtalar joints, binding the bones of the leg to each other and to those of the foot.
What is a flexed foot?
A flexed foot is one where the heel is actively pushing away from the body as the top of the foot pulls up and into the body. It is an especially important action any time the knee extends beyond the ankle, as it does in utkatasana (chair), pasasana (noose), and virabadrasana (warrior).
What muscles do plantar flexion?
The plantar flexors are the flexor hallucis longus and brevis (great toe), the flexor digitorum longus (the lateral four toes at the DIP joints), and the flexor digitorum brevis (the lateral four toes at the PIP joints).
What is the fixator muscle in ankle plantar flexion?
Kicking phase
| Joints involved | Action | Agonist Muscle |
|---|---|---|
| Hip | Flexion | Iliopsoas |
| Knee | Extension | Quadriceps group of muscles (rectus femoris, vastus medialis, vastus lateralis and vastus intermedialis) |
| Ankle | Plantar flexion | Gastrocnemius |
How do you remember plantar flexion?
For example, you can remember the motion of plantar flexion by associating the P in Plantar with the P in Pointing your toes.