Muscle Of The Week... Adductor Hallucis

Hi There

 We are back at it!! This week we add the "Hallucis" to our terminology.. 

 Terminology 

 We have learnt the following 

 *Abduction/ Abduct
*Proximal
*Distal*Brevis
*Longus
*Inferior
*Flexion
*Adduction

 And this week we add...
Hallucis which means.  "of the big toe"

 Muscles we have done

*Abductor Digiti Minimi of the Foot 
*Abductor Digiti Minimi of the Hand
*Abductor Hallucis 
*Abductor Pollicis Brevis
*Abductor Pollicis Longus  

All the above muscles main function is Abduction. 

 *Adductor Brevis 

 This is the first muscle we have dealt with, which main function is adductor.

 Now on to this week's Muscle

Adductor Hallucis

Origin: Base of the second metatarsal bone, Base of third metatarsal bone, Base of the fourth metatarsal bone, ligaments of metatarsophalangeal joints 3 - 5 .
Insertion: Base of proximal phalanx of the foot. 

The function of Adductor Hallucis: 
Adduction of big toe
Flexion of the metatarsophalangeal joint of the big toe
Supports longitudinal arch of foot and transverse arch of foot


Follow link for a video for the anatomy of Adductor Hallucis. Guys it was so hard to find a good and easy to understand video for the Adductor Hallucis. 



Most common injuries: 
Bunions is a problem in this area. Follow the link for more info. It is a great read.

 Please follow the links to see my sources. I want to give credit to all of them.

Keep Moving until next time👋



Location: South Africa

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