Muscles Of The FeetThere are five important muscles of the feet that you should be familiar with. They are:
Tibialis Anterior Extensor Digitorum Longus and Brevis Extensor Hallucis Longus Peroneus Longus Peroneus Brevis Below are the study aids for massage therapy students.
Tibialis AnteriorOrigins are lateral tibial shaft and interosseous memebrane.Insertions are cuneiform 1 and base of metatarsal 1. Actions--inverts foot and dorsiflexes foot. Tibialis Anterior along with Peroneus Longus is called the stirrup muscle.
Extensor Digitorum Longus and BrevisOrigins are calcaneus (brevis), fibular head, proximal 2/3 of fibular shaft, and lateral condyle of tibia (longus).Insertions are tendons of extensor digitorum longus (brevis), middle phalanges 2-5, and distal phalanges 2-5 (longus). Actions--dorsiflexes ankle (longus) and extends digits 2-5 (both).
Extensor Hallucis LongusOrigins are anterior fibular shaft and interosseous membrane.Insertion is distal phalanx of great toe. Actions--dorsiflexes ankle and extends great toe.
Peroneus LongusOrigins are fibular head and lateral proximal 2/3 of fibular shaft.Insertions are cuneiform 1 and base of metatarsal 1. Actions--plantar flexes ankle and everts foot. Peroneus Longus along with Tibialis Anterior is known as the stirrup muscle.
Peroneus BrevisOrigin is lateral distal 2/3 of fibular shaft.Insertion is base of metatarsal 1. Actions--plantar flexes ankle and everts foot.
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