The plantaris muscle is a small, vestigial structure located in the posterior compartment of the leg, often noted for its slender muscle belly and long tendon. Recent anatomical investigations have ...

Clinica de Readaptación Deportiva Fisioromero Esplugues de llobregat, Barcelona, España Relationship into plantaris muscle and tennis leg As only study, but without mentioning the possible reaction to ...

This week we are going to discuss a common and painful condition of the calf which occurs in patients generally between the ages of 40 and 60 and is usually quite harmless but is often confused with ...

You feel it suddenly on a Saturday afternoon – a sudden snap in the calf. You may even fall to the ground, the pain is sudden, sharp and you can’t take another step. The friend next to you in the golf ...

Introduction Recent cadaveric studies have identified a plantaris tendon in 98–100% of specimens (Saxena,2000; van Sterkenberg 2007) and a number of studies have identified a potential relationship ...

Playing racquetball on the courts one day last week, I suddenly felt a sharp pain in my left calf, like I’d been shot with a BB gun or something. I turned around, but no one was behind me. My local ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — While breaking down his outing Wednesday night, Stephen Strasburg slipped in that he ruptured the plantaris tendon in his left calf March 14. He noted it casually, without a ...

On April 29, the Redlands Daily Facts printed an article by Phill Courtney regarding his experience while running through Redlands in the 10k race. He described vividly how his right leg (calf) went ...

You hear the pop, or the shot, and look around to see who hit you. No one is there, but the pain in your calf is sharp. Often, what you’ve heard is the Achilles tendon rupturing. But if not that, what ...

He's lost his two plantaris tendons, but West Coast ruckman Nic Naitanui is adamant he'll have lost none of his explosive leap later this season when he makes his AFL return. Naitanui had the ...