Arch Lifts
Exercise Overview
The arch lift exercise is a muscle activation exercise to teach you how to engage and control the intrinsic foot muscles responsible for stabilizing the medial longitudinal arch. To do this exercise correctly it’ll be important to note that the toes and calf muscle should be relaxed during this exercise. In this respect, it is an exercise to help you dissociate intrinsic foot muscle function from toe and ankle function.
Muscles Involved
Intrinsic Foot Musclesabductor hallucisflexor digitorum brevisMedial Longitudinal ArchTibialis PosteriorFlexor hallucis longus
Related Conditions
Flat Feet / Pes PlanusLower Kinetic Pain SyndromePlantar FasciitisMedial Tibial Stress SyndromeTibialis Posterior TendinopathyPosterior Shin SplintsFunctional Over Pronation of Medial Longitudinal Arch