Description
The muscles of the leg are a group of muscles of the lower limb that act on the bones of the foot. They are involved in the gross motor movements of the ankle and foot during movements such as walking and standing.
For classification purposes, the muscles of the leg are divided into three distinct compartments:
- muscles of the anterior compartment of leg;
- muscles of the lateral compartment of leg;
- muscles of the posterior compartment of leg.
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Leg Muscle
The term ALMA during sleep indicates a quickly alternating pattern of anterior tibialis activations occurring at a frequency from 0.5 Hz to 3 Hz. The usual duration of a single leg muscle activation within an ALMA pattern is 100 to 500 milliseconds, and at least 4 alternating activations are needed to form an ALMA series.
