A tendon is a type of body tissue that connects muscle to bone. If a tendon becomes inflamed — painful and swollen — the condition is called tendonitis. In your hands, there are so-called extensor ...

Located on the top portion of the foot, the extensor hallucis brevis muscle assists in moving the big toe. This digit is the closest to the foot’s instep and it is often referred to as the first digit ...

The superior extensor retinaculum crosses over the front part of the ankle and binds the peroneus tertius, extensor hallucis longus, tibialis anterior, and the extensor digitorum longus tendons to the ...

Karrianne says: My big toe has often not wanted to be flat in my running shoe, or even when barefoot around the house. It's really bizarre, I can feel it when it's lifting up but it isn't painful. Hi ...