Compensatory advantages of toe walking

2000 ◽  
Vol 81 (1) ◽  
pp. 38-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Casey Kerrigan ◽  
Patrick O. Riley ◽  
Shannon Rogan ◽  
David T. Burke
Keyword(s):  
Toe Walking

A Comparison of the Birth Characteristics of Idiopathic Toe Walking and Toe Walking Gait Due to Medical Reasons

2016 ◽  
Vol 171 ◽  
pp. 290-293 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie Baber ◽  
Joanne Michalitsis ◽  
Michael Fahey ◽  
Barry Rawicki ◽  
Terry Haines ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Walking Gait ◽  
Idiopathic Toe Walking ◽  
Birth Characteristics ◽  
Toe Walking

Electromyographic Test to Differentiate Mild Diplegic Cerebral Palsy and Idiopathic Toe-Walking

2001 ◽  
Vol 21 (6) ◽  
pp. 784-789 ◽  
Author(s):  
James F. Policy ◽  
Leslie Torburn ◽  
Lawrence A. Rinsky ◽  
Jessica Rose
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Idiopathic Toe Walking ◽  
Toe Walking

Cerebral Palsy and Toe-Walking

1985 ◽  
Vol 6 (10) ◽  
pp. 304-304
Author(s):  
LAWRENCE T. TAFT
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
General Population ◽  
Preschool Age ◽  
Learning Problems ◽  
Normal Children ◽  
Final Maturation ◽  
Walking Balance ◽  
Balance Problems ◽  
Toe Walking

A few readers of the article on cerebral palsy (PIR 1984;6:35-42) have indicated that persistent toe-walking may be a "normal" phenomenon. I know of no reported series of normal children who toe-walked at preschool age and older. In my own experience, walking intermittently on the toes without an obvious organic cause does occur. It probably reflects a mannerism whose dynamics remain unexplained. The concern is that persistent toe-walking without an evident organic cause may lead to heel cord contractures. Also, I have noted that toe-walking is seen in children who have personality, behavior, and/or learning problems. Admittedly, this association may simply reflect the type of children referred to me and cannot be applicable to the general population. I have speculated that if toe-walking in beginning walkers reflects the infant's compensatory attempt to throw his or her center of balance behind the hips so as not to fall forward when trying to establish walking balance, then, in those infants with subtle neuromotor balance problems, toe-walking may persist longer than usual. One might further speculate that, in spite of final maturation leading to better balance, toe-walking, which becomes unnecessary for balance, is continued as a "habit."

scholarly journals Effect of a nonsurgical treatment program on the gait pattern of idiopathic toe walking: a case report

2016 ◽  
pp. 139 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrzej Szopa ◽  
Małgorzata Domagalska-Szopa ◽  
Weronika Gallert-Kopyto ◽  
Wojciech Kiebzak ◽  
Ryszard Plinta
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Treatment Program ◽  
Gait Pattern ◽  
Nonsurgical Treatment ◽  
Idiopathic Toe Walking ◽  
Toe Walking

scholarly journals Toe-walking in children younger than six years with cerebral palsy

2000 ◽  
Vol 82-B (4) ◽  
pp. 541-544 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Cottalorda ◽  
V. Gautheron ◽  
G. Metton ◽  
E. Charmet ◽  
Y. Chavrier
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Toe Walking
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