Extensor tendonitis in the hand or foot is usually a temporary problem that goes away with rest, ice, and other treatments. Having extensor tendonitis once doesn’t make it more likely that you ...

Medically reviewed by Richard N. Fogoros, MD The dorsalis pedis artery supplies oxygenated blood to the dorsal (upper) side of the foot. It originates at the anterior tibial artery in the leg ...

Dorsiflexion means the flexion of the foot in the dorsal, or upward, direction. People use dorsiflexion when they walk. During the middle stages of weight bearing and just before pushing off the ...

Extensor tendonitis: This is when the tendons on top of the foot are pulled upwards and become inflamed. This can be caused by poor footwear for overuse of the foot. 2.

Weight-bearing anteroposterior foot radiography may better predict the prognosis of patients with posterior tibial tendon dysfunction compared with ultrasonography or MRI, according to published ...

Dorsal foot neuritis is a numbness in the toes and top of foot as you described. The story is always the same: “For the last year, when I go out for a run of four miles or more, ...

Two older studies showed that dorsal foot extension increased EMG activity of the quadriceps femoris. [13,14] On the leg press, EMG activity of the rectus femoris was highest if the foot was ...