Where is the tibialis anterior muscle? The tibialis anterior is a muscle located on the front side of your shin. It works to lift your toes and supports your foot so that your toes do not catch on the ...

You have 20 muscles in your forearm, the part of your arm between your elbow and your hand. They help you move your elbows, wrists, hands, and fingers and perform many of the tasks of daily life. You ...

The superficial peroneal nerve is a part of the lower leg that provides both motor and sensory functions. This nerve controls the peroneus longus and peroneus brevis muscles, which help rotate the ...

The deep peroneal nerve helps move the muscles in the calf and foot. It allows you to pull your foot up toward your shin, which is important for walking. Foot drop can happen if the deep peroneal ...

Ex vivo testing of both fast-twitch (extensor digitorum longus) and slow-twitch (soleus) muscles showed no impairment in twitch or tetanic force generation. In vivo assessments, including grip ...

Correspondence to Dr Masahiro Sonoo, Department of Neurology, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Itabashi-ku 1738605, Tokyo, Japan; sonoom{at}fk2.so-net.ne.jp The myotome of a muscle is the basis ...

Tarsal tunnel syndrome (TTS) involves entrapment of the tibial nerve at the medial ankle beneath the flexor retinaculum and its branches, the medial and lateral plantar nerves, as they course through ...

Alterations in muscle structure and function in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients are associated with poor outcomes. As key organelles in muscle cell homeostasis, mitochondrial metabolism has been ...