Abstract: Precise sustained force control of the fingers is important for achieving flexible hand movements. However, how neuromuscular compartments within a forearm multi-tendon muscle cooperate to ...

A weak or absent dorsalis pedis artery pulse can indicate peripheral artery disease. The dorsalis pedis artery is located on the top of the foot and supplies oxygenated blood to it. Checking the ...

Department of Anatomy, Otago School of Medical Sciences, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand Correspondence to Stephanie J Woodley, Department of Anatomy, Otago School of Medical Sciences, ...

The lower leg muscles include the gastrocnemius, soleus, and tibialis anterior. The tibia and fibula are the two main bones supporting the lower leg muscles. The anterior, lateral, posterior, and deep ...

The extensor carpi radialis longus (ECRL) is a muscle in your forearm that works in conjunction with the other muscles and tendons in your arm to help move your wrist and hand. It is in the same ...

Finger hooks are a simple yet powerful exercise to start with. -Interlock your fingers in front of you and try to pull them apart without letting go. Do this exercise by doing three sets of 10 reps ...

IN CIVILIAN life, acute suppurative tenosynovitis and trauma to the joint phalanges are the most common causes of loss of flexor function in the hand. Loss of flexor function means loss of the "hook ...

1 Department of Musculoskeletal and Ageing Science, University of Liverpool, The William Henry Duncan Building, Liverpool, United Kingdom 2 School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, ...

A tendon is a type of body tissue that connects muscle to bone. If a tendon becomes inflamed — painful and swollen — the condition is called tendonitis. In your hands, there are so-called extensor ...