Lower Calf Diagram. Visit youtube and watch the short video load vs capacity and injuries bjsm. The fascia surrounding the calf and thigh muscles separates two compartments.
Overuse injuries to the lower leg can also lead to muscle strains. The gastrocnemius muscle has two large bellies called the medial head and the lateral head and inserts into the calcaneus bone of the foot via its. Leg muscle anatomy.
It moves through the popliteal fossa exiting between the gastrocnemius and popliteus muscles.
The popliteal artery descends down the posterior thigh giving rise to genicular branches that supply the knee joint. At the lower border of the popliteus the popliteal artery terminates by dividing into the anterior tibial artery and the tibioperoneal trunk. The calf muscle so that it heals back to its full length. The legs include the upper leg knee lower leg ankle and.