Murphy advises resection of the radius and ulna sufficient to admit of dorsiflexion of the joints and lengthening of the flexor tendons.
Sinuses form, and the whole foot becomes greatly swollen and distorted by flattening of the sole and dorsiflexion of the toes.
They found that the motor imagery of palmar flexion, or dorsiflexion of the right wrist, psychophysically influenced the sensation of illusory palmar flexion elicited by tendon vibration.
At the carpal joints longus acts in dorsiflexion with the extensor carpi ulnaris and in radial abduction with the flexor carpi radialis.
Among the risk factors for patellar tendonitis are low ankle dorsiflexion, weak gluteal muscles, and muscle tightness, particularly in the calves, quadriceps muscle, and hamstrings.
Individuals with plantar fasciitis often have difficulty with dorsiflexion of the foot, an action in which the foot is brought toward the shin.
Dorsiflexion of the foot may elicit the pain due to stretching of the plantar fascia with this motion.
The movements produced at this joint are dorsiflexion and plantarflexion of the foot.
