dorsiflex

When you dorsiflex, youre contracting your shin muscle tibialis anterior.

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When you dorsiflex your ankles, it means that you pick up your toes as you swing your feet forward.

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To avoid shin splints or plantar fasciitis from running downhill, it is crucial that you dont dorsiflex your ankles see photo on Chapter Four.

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In figure 59 youll notice my knees are low, I dont dorsiflex, and my toe is lower than my heel no chance of a heel strike.

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I think I can safely say that well over 60% of all runners dorsiflex with every stride.

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I could not dorsiflex bend up either great toe joints due to the degenerative changes.

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The patient is unable to dorsiflex and abduct the foot, which hangs with the toes pointed and the sole turned medially.

Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. Alexander Miles 1893

D. TRANSTIBIAL AMPUTEES: STEP OVER STEP: When ascending stairs, the transtibial amputee who does not have the ability to dorsiflex his foot/ankle assembly must generate a stronger concentric contraction of the knee and hip extensors in order to successfully transfer body weight over the prosthetic limb.

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Preventive care prevent long periods of standing or sitting that impair venous return elevate legs when sitting, dorsiflex feet at regular intervals to prevent venous pooling if edema occurs, elevate above heart level regular exercise program to promote circulation avoid crossing legs at the knees avoid wearing constrictive clothing such as tight bands around socks or garters use elastic stocking on affected leg do leg exercises during periods of enforced immobility such as after surgery explain purpose of bed rest and leg elevation use elastic stockings monitor pt. on anticoagulant & fibrinolytic therapy for signs of bleeding monitor for signs of pulmonary embolism - sudden onset of chest pain, dyspnea, rapid breathing, tachycardia

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