Muscle Palpation - Soleus [Posterior Compartment of the Leg]

This is a detailed, step by step, description on how to palpate Soleus by Keith Bootsma, RMT.

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Origins:
1-Head of the Fibula
2-Proximal Posterior Surface of the Body of the Fibula
3-Soleal Line of the Tibia

Insertion:
Calcaneus via Calcaneal (Achilles) Tendon

Function:
Plantar Flexion of the Foot @ the Ankle Joint

Nerve:
Tibial Nerve

Activation: (Prone) Plantar Flexion of the Foot (Knee is Flexed)
Lengthening: (Prone) Dorsiflexion of the Foot