ARCH LIFTS

The arch lift exercise is a muscle activation exercise to teach you how to engage and control the intrinsic foot muscles responsible for stabilizing the medial longitudinal arch. To do this exercise correctly it’ll be important to note that the toes and calf muscle should be relaxed during this exercise. In this respect, it is an exercise to help you dissociate intrinsic foot muscle function from toe and ankle function.

Structures Involved:

• Intrinsic Foot Muscles

  • abductor hallucis

  • flexor digitorum brevis

• Medial Longitudinal Arch

• Tibialis Posterior

• Flexor hallucis longus

Related Conditions:

• Flat Feet / Pes Planus

• Lower Kinetic Pain Syndrome

• Plantar Fasciitis

• Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome

• Tibialis Posterior Tendinopathy

• Posterior Shin Splints

• Functional Over Pronation of Medial Longitudinal Arch

Exercise videos