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Anatomy
Inversion (Foot Movement)
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Turning the sole inward, placing weight on the outer edge of the foot.
Detail
Inversion is turning the sole inward, with weight placed on the outer edge of the foot. It is a movement of the intertarsal joints. The intertarsal joint movement diagram is attributed to Harter (1991). (Note: "Inversion" is also the name of a contraindicated exercise / inverted hanging position — that safety concern is covered separately.)
Key facts
- Inversion = sole turned inward; weight on the outer edge of the foot.
- A movement of the intertarsal joints.
Connections
- eversion — the opposite movement.
- tibialis-posterior — the muscle that produces it.
- inversion — the contraindicated inverted-hanging exercise of the same name.
SourceReference manual
p.24p.372
Cited authorities in source: Harter (1991).
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