the muscles in your feet, specifically, the quadratus plantae. This small muscle is one of 20 in the feet that work in harmony to maintain balance and stability, support your foot's natural arch ...

However, long-distance running can weaken and damage foot muscles, leading to chronic pain and running-related ... digitorum brevis (FDB), and quadratus plantae (QP) and the extrinsic muscles ...

Fukano and colleagues utilized MRI to evaluate intrinsic and extrinsic foot muscle damage ... (ABH), flexor digitorum brevis (FDB), quadratus plantae (QP), flexor digitorum longus (FDL), tibialis ...

But marathon running can lead to muscular fatigue and damage in the foot muscles, which can in turn lead to chronic pain or injuries ... brevis (FDB), and quadratus plantae (QP) and the extrinsic ...