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Corrective movement strategy

Feet Turn Out

Explore stance and ankle-foot options that make squatting and walking feel comfortable and stable.

  • control
  • 8 min
  • Ankle & foot
  • Knee
  • Hip & pelvis
Feet Turn Out

Typically overactive / tight

Typically underactive / weak

Tight muscles

Biceps femoris＋

Biceps femoris

Muscle dictionary
Posterior anatomical illustration highlighting the long head of the biceps femoris muscle
Gray's Anatomy, modified by Mikael Haggstrom, Wikimedia Commons, public domain
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Functions
Flexes the knee and laterally rotates the flexed leg; the long head also extends the hip
Origin
Ischial tuberosity and linea aspera of the femur
Insertion
Head of the fibula
OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology 2e — Pelvic Girdle and Lower Limbs
Gastrocnemius＋

Gastrocnemius

Muscle dictionary
Posterior anatomical illustration highlighting the gastrocnemius muscle
Chrizz, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Image source
Functions
Plantarflexes the ankle and assists knee flexion; contributes strongly to propulsion
Origin
Posterior surfaces of the medial and lateral femoral condyles
Insertion
Posterior calcaneus through the calcaneal tendon
OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology 2e — Pelvic Girdle and Lower Limbs

Weakened muscles

Gastrocnemius＋

Gastrocnemius

Muscle dictionary
Posterior anatomical illustration highlighting the gastrocnemius muscle
Chrizz, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Image source
Functions
Plantarflexes the ankle and assists knee flexion; contributes strongly to propulsion
Origin
Posterior surfaces of the medial and lateral femoral condyles
Insertion
Posterior calcaneus through the calcaneal tendon
OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology 2e — Pelvic Girdle and Lower Limbs
Semimembranosus＋

Semimembranosus

Muscle dictionary
Posterior anatomical rendering highlighting the semimembranosus muscle
BodyParts3D / Anatomography, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.1 JP
Image source
Functions
Extends the hip; flexes the knee; and medially rotates the flexed leg
Origin
Ischial tuberosity
Insertion
Posterior medial condyle of the tibia
OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology 2e — Pelvic Girdle and Lower Limbs
Semitendinosus＋

Semitendinosus

Muscle dictionary
Posterior anatomical rendering highlighting the semitendinosus muscle
BodyParts3D / Anatomography, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.1 JP
Image source
Functions
Extends the hip; flexes the knee; and medially rotates the flexed leg
Origin
Ischial tuberosity
Insertion
Medial proximal tibia through the pes anserinus
OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology 2e — Pelvic Girdle and Lower Limbs