Extensor tendonitis in the foot is a fairly common injury that can happen with overuse of the foot. It usually results from running more than usual or participating in a sport where you stop and ...

Extensor tendonitis causes pain across the top of the foot. The extensor tendons join the muscles on the front of the lower leg, to the toes. They pull the toes ...

Two muscles—the extensor hallucis and the extensor digitorum brevis —receive their blood supply from this artery. Blood flow is necessary for the feet to maintain proper health and mobility.

Hi Karrianne, this sounds like a muscle that lifts up your big toe (and also lifts your foot up at the ankle joint to a lesser extent) – the muscle extensor hallucis longus (EHL).

Neurological examination revealed weakness of the extensor hallucis longus, positive Laségue's sign, decreased ankle reflex in his right lower extremity, and bilateral paravertebral muscle spasm.