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Tibialis anterior
Muscle function: Dorsi flexion (talo-crural joint), inversion (subtaler joint) and control of medial Cuneiforme, 1. Metatarsal bone and Fibula (through traction of interosseous membrane).
Muscle origin: Lateral surface of tibia, interosseous membrane
Muscle insertion: 1. cuneiforme, base of 1. metatars
Nerve innervation: L4-5 (Lovett reactor C1-2)
Organ relationship: Small intestine, sexual organs and spleen – T5/8-L4, S2-4 and vagus
- Small intestine
- Sympathetic: T8-11
- Parasympathetic: Vagus
- Sexual organs
- Sympathetic: male T10-L4 / female T5-L4
- Parasympathetic: S2-4
- Spleen
- Sympathetic: male T12-L1
- Parasympathetic: Vagus
Primary inhibatory muscles: Rectus femoris, Tensor fascie latae, Biceps femoris, Peroneus longus, Gastrocnemeus, Soleus
Functional anatomy for
Tibialis anterior
Related joints: Talocrural, subtalar, cuneonavicular, tarsometatarsal and tibia-fibular joint
Myofascial lines: Spiral and superficial front line
Synergists:
- opposite Rhomboid – Connected in the Spiral line
- opposite Serratus anterior – Connected in the Spiral line
- opposite Obliques externus – Connected in the Spiral line
- Obliques internus, – Connected in the Spiral
- Rectus abdominus – Connected in the Superficial front line
- Gluteus maximus, – Control of Fibula (through the IT band)
- Gluteus medius, – Control of Fibula (through the IT band)
- Gluteus minimus – Control of Fibula (through the IT band)
- Tensor fascie latae – Control of Fibula and connected in the Spiral
- Rectus femoris, – Connected in the Superficial front line
- Vasuts lateralis, – Connected in the Superficial front line
- Vastus intermedius, – Connected in the Superficial front line
- Vastus medialis – Connected in the Superficial front line
- Biceps femoris – Control of Fibula and connected in the Spiral line
- Peroneus longus – Control of Fibula and the midfoot
- Tibialis posterior, – Cotrol of Fibula and midfoot
- Gastrocneumeus, – Control of midfoot through the Superficial back line that runs into the plantar fascia
- Soleus, Control of midfoot through the Superficial back line that runs into the plantar fascia
- Flexor hallucis longus – Control of Fibula and the midfoot
Release exercises
Corrective strength exercises
Functional Rehab Academy
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