Denville NJ Fitness Coach Discusses The Most Important Muscle Everyone Neglects!

Denville NJ Exercise Guru Shows You The Most important and Overlook Muscle In The Body

Abductor hallucis muscle

Many people with back issues or knee pain won’t realize the muscles that the origin of the pain come from the feet. Particularly a muscle call: “Abductor hallucis”. Which is a fusiform muscle located superficially and medially in the food. Following the classification of plantar foot muscles from superficial to deep, abductor hallucis comprises the first (most superficial) layers of muscles along with the flexor digitorum brevis and abductor digit minimi.

Function

The function of this muscle is to abduct and flex the great toe, these actions contribute to the stability of the foot during walking by preserving the central position of the great toe and maintaining the medial longitudinal arch of the foot.

Why is it so powerful in your body?

Abductor hallucis is a small and slender but powerful muscle that has 3 origin points and one insertion. It originates from the medial process of the calcaneal tuberosity, plantar aponeurosis and the superficial layer of flexor retinaculum.

From here the muscles fibers run anteriorly and medially forming a tendon at the level of the body of first metatarsal bone (bones of the feet). The tendon courses along the medial border of first metatarsorphalangeal join to finally insert to the base of proximal phalanx of great toe .

How to strengthen the abductor hallucis?

I decided to put an illustration guide so is easy for all of you to follow. Just enlarge the picture and follow instructions.

Also check my last article on 5 exercises to strengthen your weak feet!

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