Pin Pointing Medial Ankle Pain

Posterior muscle of the foot

abductor_hallucis.jpg

Abductor hallucis pg 377
Origin - calcaneus (plantar surface)
Insertion - Proximal phalange of first toe
(medial side) and medial sesamoid bone 
Movement - abducts the first toe
Joint -  Metatarsophalangeal 


Posterior muscles of the leg

soleus.jpg

Soleus pg 364
Origin - soleal line, posterior surface of tibia,
Posterior superior surface of the fibula
Insertion - calcaneus via the calcaneal tendon
Movement Plantar flex the ankle
Joint - talocrural



 

gastrocnemius.jpgGastrocnemius pg 364 
Origin - condyles of the femur, posterior surfaces
Insertion - calcaneus via calcaneal tendon
Movement - Flex the knee
Joint - tibiofemoral

 

flexor_digitorm_longus.jpgFlexor digitorum longus pg 374
Origin - posterior middle surface of the tibia
Insertion - distal phalanges of second through fifth toes
Movement - flex the second through fifth toes
Joints - metatarsophalangeal  and interphalangeal