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19/12/2025

Plantar Fascia Anatomy Series — Part 1: Quadratus Plantae 🦶

Meet quadratus plantae, a deep intrinsic foot muscle that plays a key role in foot biomechanics, arch support, and efficient toe flexion. Working alongside the plantar fascia, this muscle helps refine the pull of flexor digitorum longus, improving stability and load distribution during walking, running, and jumping.

Understanding plantar foot anatomy isn’t just for anatomists — it’s essential for clinicians, coaches, and anyone dealing with foot pain, plantar fasciitis, or movement inefficiency.

This is part one of a new educational series breaking down the muscles that make up the plantar fascia system 👀
More coming soon.

12/12/2025

Confessions of a myofascial trigger point

I came across this incredible poem by and just had to share it.

Give them a follow for more beautiful physiology poetry

09/12/2025

If you want stronger, more defined arms, you NEED to understand how the biceps brachii really works. This powerful two-headed muscle helps with elbow flexion, supination, and shoulder stability — meaning better lifting, better pulling, and better performance in the gym 🏋️‍♂️🔥

Understanding your anatomy = smarter training + fewer injuries. Train with intention, not just intensity ✨.

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07/12/2025

🔥 Re**us Femoris: The Dual-Action Powerhouse! 🔥

The only quadriceps muscles that crosses both the hip and knee, the re**us femoris plays a major role in hip flexion and knee extension. When it’s tight, overworked, or inhibited, you’ll often see compensation patterns that show up as anterior pelvic tilt, low-back tension, or reduced knee mobility.

For manual therapists and bodyworkers, assessing this muscle’s length, load tolerance and function can make a huge difference in restoring efficient movement and reducing pain. Understanding its anatomy = better treatment outcomes. 💆‍♂️💪

👉 Are you checking the re**us femoris in your lower-limb assessments?

#️⃣ **usFemoris

03/12/2025

There is some debate over whether this muscle is called fibularis Longus or peroneus Longus…

What do you call it?… 🤔 💪🏻

01/12/2025

How much do you know about Glute Max? 🤔 🍑

The influence GMax can have on hip pain, back pain, or anything-pain(!) means we need to familiarise ourselves with the anatomy and physiology of this, the biggest muscle we possess on our meaty frames 💪🏻

30/11/2025

Cadaver Dissection November 2025

Of all of the courses I run and teach on, this one’s my favourite.

Students on the level 5 soft tissue therapy diploma would always ask ‘which CPD course would you recommend post-qualification?’ To which I would always answer ‘get yourself on a cadaver dissection course!’ (This recommendation was actually completely non-biased as I didn’t yet run such a course)

Shortly after lockdown there weren’t any courses running yet I was still making the same recommendation - much to the frustration of both myself and those who wanted to attend.

So, I set up my own…

Over the years a fantastic relationship has formed between Muscle Doctor Training and the lovely staff at King’s College, London and it is with equal measures of pride and humility that I get to lead the teaching on these days.

The more I learn, the more I realise there is to learn and I’ve learned to settle into the journey and enjoy that instead of some arbitrary destination of knowledge.

You can join us next May for another visit to the dissection room - keep your eyes peeled for details 👀

28/11/2025

How much do you know about the elbow?

Test your knowledge with today’s post - elbow joint anatomy 💪🏻 🤓

27/11/2025