Pointing your toes downward engages the calf muscles and Achilles tendon, playing a key role in walking, running, and jumping. Building strength in this area improves athletic performance, balance ...

As a runner, I’ve dealt with my fair share of foot-related injuries over the years, such as the persistent pain of plantar fasciitis. The dull ache along the bottom of your foot can pose a ...

Since the appreciation of intervertebral-disk disease as a source of mechanical irritation at the root ... nerve as it emerges through the deep fascia associated with inversion and plantar flexion ...

For example, neurological changes may lead to increased loading on your: Increased plantar flexion, or pointing one’s toe toward the ground more than is typical, has been associated with an ...