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Flexor muscle
Flexor muscles cause a muscle to tighten. Their function is most noticeable in large muscle groups. In your arms when you "make a muscle" you are flexing. Making a fist or curling your toes are all acts of flexion. Relaxing your limb is called extension. Throughout the day you do both. Check out anatomy pictures in a book or online.
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What do I do for pulled flexor muscle?
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What exercises can I do for a torn flexor muscle?
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What is the definition or description of: flexor muscle?
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Can you tell me what do I do for a pulled flexor muscle?
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Strained / pulled hip flexor muscle?
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How to work out flexor muscle of hip?
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Hip flexor muscle problem?
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How long do hip flexor muscle medium tears last?
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What exercises can I do for a torn hip flexor muscle?
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What are some good exercises to strenghten a damaged hip flexor muscle?
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Sore iliacus muscle (hip flexor muscle)?
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Is the hip flexor muscle right near the groin crease?
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How long does it take a hip flexor muscle sprain to heal completely?
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I have had a hip flexor muscle spasm for about a week now. Sometimes the pain causes me to limp, and other times walking helps it feel better. Is it ?
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I believe I have torn the flexor halliucis muscle in the very center of my calf muscle. I was straining to make a rock climbing move which involved p?
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Are the lats a flexor or extensor muscle?
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Is the flexor hallucis longus muscle palpable?
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Could flexor halucis longus muscle injury cause posterior lower leg to appear wider than other leg?
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My glutes, pelvis, hip flexor, and back muscle on the right side hurts like crazy, what should I do to heal?
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I have a focal dilated vein (varicocele ) versus ganglion cyst lying just deep to the lateral aspect of the flexor digitization beef is muscle me?
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What do I do for pulled flexor muscles?
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What happens when flexor and extensor muscles contract at same time?
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What happens when flexor and extensor muscles strongly contract at same time?
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Can tight hip flexor muscles and tight hamstrings cause burning in shins/ feet ?
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Can a blood vessel become entrapped btw spasming flexor hallucis longus and other muscles of the deep posterior compartment?
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Runner. High arches. I find my hip flexor and soleus muscles hypertrophied. Can anyone relate foot structure to biomechanics?
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My mom is 66. She is having severe cramping in the flexor and extensor muscles of her left hand and forearm. She is also having lower back pain.
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A 21-year old female asked:
I've been told I have plantar flexor muscle weakness on both sides and I've never had an injury or surgery...What might cause this?
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Hello, I am doing a project in my anatomy class on skeletal muscle's. I need to know what would be done in surgery on a grade 3 torn hip flexor muscle?
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