When performing resisted testing of your patient's foot and ankle,you find that pain is reproduced only when resisting a muscle that supports the lateral longitudinal arch.Which of the following muscles would be painful with resisted testing?

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The muscle that supports the lateral longitudinal arch is the peroneus longus, so resisted testing of this muscle would reproduce pain. Flexor hallucis longus, abductor hallucis, and posterior tibialis all support other aspects of foot and ankle function and would not be expected to reproduce pain in this scenario.

When Performing Resisted Testing of Your Patient's Foot and Ankle,you