Re: Toe walking, is a Podiatrist visit worth it?

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Thxs Tammy! Yes, he also walks on his toes with shoes on but never really on his tippy toes I would say. With shoes, it's as if he lightly stumps the front toe area to the ground.I just don't want this to affect his gait posture. Strong calf muscles do look really nice though!I always wondered do runners run on their toes to gain more speed? I'll have to google this.

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Mon, Feb 28, 2011 3:18:32 AM

Irma, my son's a big-time toe-walker. He's got incredible calf muscles because of it : ). Have you noticed if your kiddo toe-walks less with shoes on? My son barely ever does it with shoes. If you notice this, maybe you could try to keep shoes on all day (?). Though, I don't think anything bad could come from toe walking....

-Tammy

To: mb12 valtrex ; mb12 valtrex Sent: Sun, February 27, 2011 11:41:14 AMSubject: Re: Toe walking, is a Podiatrist visit worth it?

I have been thinking about investing in a Trampoline. Does your O. T recommend any other exercises for toe walking to strengthen the Achilles feet muscles? I'm really worried about how it may affect his gate in the long run???

; To: mb12 valtrex <mb12 valtrex >; Subject: Re: Toe walking, is a Podiatrist visit worth it? Sent: Sun, Feb 27, 2011 4:20:35 PM

I was told ( by an accomplished OT) toe walking was a child's attempt to stimulate the vestibular system by engaging the gastrocnemius. When mine starts doing it I send him out to the trampoline :)Sent from my iPhone

My son is 3 and is still toe walking. Is it worth seeing a Podiatrist...will it go away on it's own or does anyone have any suggestions that I could to help him?