Muscle Palpation - Flexor Digitorum Longus [Posterior Compartment of the Leg]

This is a detailed, step by step, description on how to palpate Flexor Digitorum Longus by Keith Bootsma, RMT.

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Origin:
Middle 1/3 of Posterior Surface of the Tibia

Insertion:
Distal Phalanges of Toes #2 to #5

Functions:
1-Flexion of the Toes #2 to #5 @ the MTP & PIP & DIP Joints
2-Plantar Flexion of the Foot @ the Ankle Joint
3-Inversion of the Foot @ the Subtalar Joint

Nerve:
Tibial Nerve

Activation: (Prone) Flexion of the Toes #2 to #5 @ MTP and IP with Plantar Flexion of the Foot
Lengthening: (Supine) Extension of the Toes #2 to #5 @ MTP and IP with Dorsiflexion of the Foot