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NABH · Est. 1930 · 6 Cities
AVN Arogya Ayurvedic Hospital

Dorsiflexion

anatomy

Definition

The movement of bending the foot upward toward the shin. Weakness in dorsiflexion (difficulty lifting the foot) is a clinical sign of nerve damage, particularly L5 nerve root compression in the lower spine.

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