6.7 FLEXOR DIGITORUM LONGUS AND FLEXOR HALLUCIS LONGUS
6.7 FLEXOR DIGITORUM LONGUS AND FLEXOR HALLUCIS LONGUS
Figure 10. Pain pattern referred from TrPs in commonly observed locations in the long flexors (Travell & Simons, 1992).
Symptoms• Common symptoms are pain when walking or weight-bearing that is consistent with that in Fig. 10.
Trigger Point Examination
• As with tibialis posterior, palpation of TrPs in the long flexors must be made through gastrocnemius and soleus.
Associated Trigger Points
• Tibialis posterior and the short and long extensors may also have associated TrPs.
Differential Diagnoses
• MPS of tibialis posterior, adductor hallucis and interossei.
• Exercise induced leg pain.
