I believe the tibialis anterior is one of the easiest muscles to see, find, feel, palpate and work on as it’s a surface muscle on the leg. At the Pain Relief Massage Clinic, we’ve found that this muscle tends to be tender to minor pressure whether the customer is a runner or not on the Gold Coast.

As you know, in general, healthy muscles are not tender to pressure. If it’s tender, the muscle needs some kind of treatment such as remedial massage, deep tissue massage, sports massage or what we call Pain Relief Massage on the Gold Coast.

The tibialis anterior muscle is one of the most often used muscles in the foot and certainly one of the more complex as well. It is formed in the upper part of the lateral surface of the tibia. It then inserts into the foot at the medial cuneiform as well as the first metatarsal. The tibialis anterior muscle is basically located near the shin and is used to dorsiflex or invert the foot.

It is formed from a thicker section on the superior part of the muscle as well as a thinner, more tendinous one on the lower part of the muscle. The muscle can be easily found on the lateral part of the tibia and one of its many functions is to overlap the anterior tibial vessels as well as the deep peroneal nerve which is located in the superior part of the leg.

The tibialis anterior muscle is first attached on the lateral condyle as well as the upper part of the tibia’s body. It also rises from a part of the interosseous membrane as well as a deeper part of the fascia’s surface; it also arises from the intermuscular septum.

The structure of the tibialis anterior makes its fibers quite fusiform with their position being parallel to the overall plane of the muscle on the insertion. These muscle fibers end in a tendon which is visible on the anteriomedial dorsal part of the foot close to the ankle.

As the muscle develops it passes though the medial compartments of the transverse as well as the cruciate crural ligaments. It ends by connecting to the medial and under surface of the medial cuneiform bone as well as the first metatarsal bone.

When it comes to the innervation of the tibialis anterior muscle it has a deep peroneal nerve which is a branch of the common peroneal nerve L4, L5 and S1.

One quite rare variation of this muscle is that a deep portion of it can be inserted into the talus or otherwise a tendinous slip may go to the head of the first metatarsal bone. It can also pass to the first phalanx of the great toe.

The tibialis anterior muscle is considered the most medial muscle in the anterior compartment of the leg with numerous connections to other muscles, tendons and bone. It allows the dorsiflexing movement and inversion of the foot. The muscle basically allows for the toe to be lifted and held in a fixed position.

It also allows the ankle to be inverted with horizontal movement being a direct repercussion. This horizontal movement is one of the most important bracing and cushioning aspects which protects the foot in case the ankle should ever be inverted.

The muscle is extremely important when it comes to basic human actions like walking or running, but it also plays an important role when climbing, kicking or other such activities which involve its movement or verticality of the leg. It helps lock the ankle when the foot touches the ground during walking or running and also plays a role when the foot is pulled back up. The tibialis anterior also locks the ankle when kicking certain objects.

When the tibialis anterior muscle is used (either by being contracted or stretched), the tibialis anterior tendon is placed under a considerable amount of tension. When the muscle is used to intensely or when there is a significant amount of repetition, the tendon can suffer damage. One of the most often met problems is called tibialis anterior tendonitis. The condition involves damage, inflammation and the degeneration of several parts of the muscle.

When it comes to identifying this condition or numerous other problems of the tibialis anterior muscle, it is important to note that people will feel some sort of pain at the front part of the shin or ankle whenever doing any activity that requires an amount of stress on the muscle. Activities like walking, hiking, playing sports that require kicking, kneeling or even wearing tight shoes can lead to pain in the shin or ankle due to tibialis anterior tendonitis.

Pain often appears gradually and increases as the condition is unaddressed. Pain doesn’t just come from activities that solicit the muscle; it can also come during the rest period after said activities or, in more severe cases, when the muscle’s tibialis anterior tendon is being firmly touched. Another less known cause for the condition is direct rubbing of the tibialis anterior muscle and tendon.

Other conditions that can affect the tibialis anterior muscle are ruptures or even paralysis of the muscle. Paralysis can be a repercussion of polio while ruptures can be easily diagnosed thorough the apparition of sharp pain in the muscle as well as problems coordinating the movement of the ankle.

If you press your own tibialis anterior muscle and feel some pain and tenderness, please click and visit www.remedialmassage-goldcoast.com.au and see what remedial massage on the Gold Coast can do for you at Pain Relief Massage Clinic.

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