Stretching Exercises for the Tibialis Posterior (Video)

The tibialis posterior is the most central of all the lower leg muscles. Learn about stretching exercises for the posterior tibial with help from an experienced personal fitness instructor in this free video clip.

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I'm Jennifer McCamish, and today we are going to show you how to stretch the tibialis posterior. The tibialis posterior is the most central of all the lower leg muscles. It's key for stabilizing the leg and the ankle and it's responsible for plantar flexion or pointing the toes. So runners who use explosive movement forward, jumpers or even women who wear high heeled shoes can become tight in this muscle and it's important to elongate it so you can avoid shin splints. We're going to start standing approximately one arm's distance away from the wall. I want you to bend two knees, place the toes up against the wall in front of you and then begin to stretch the bottom leg or the back leg straight so you are putting some pressure into the ball of the foot, stretching the calf. Our next exercise is going to require a step or a stable stool. Begin by dropping one heel at a time off the back edge of the stool. Continue until you are ready to drop two heels and just let the gravity pull the heels down towards the floor.

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