Ever wondered why you can’t squat as deep as your gym buddy? The answer might be right at your feet. While most fitness enthusiasts focus on building impressive quads or sculpting perfect abs, ...

Dorsiflexion is the action of raising the foot upward toward the shin. Certain exercises can help a person improve their dorsiflexion, and help recover from injury. Dorsiflexion means the flexion of ...

Mobility encompasses all the features of a healthy joint: flexibility, stability, elasticity, strength, and coordination. Good mobility has cascading positive effects—hip and ankle mobility can help ...

Dorsiflexion is one of the two main movements at your ankle joint. It occurs when the top of your foot moves closer to your shin bone (tibia). Think of flexing or contracting your toes toward your ...

Background Limited ankle dorsiflexion may cause difficulty with walking, running and increase lateral ankle sprain (LAS) recurrence risk in Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members. Manual ankle ...

When we talk about running form, words like ‘pace’, ‘gait’ and even ‘cadence’ are now quite familiar. Mention dorsiflexion, though, and most runners will give you a blank stare. However, dorsiflexion ...