Development Board Review Questions
To: Harriet McGurk Date: Mon, Dec 29, 2008, 1:01 PM
Question:
Is toe walking always associated with some neuro or sensory disorder or can it be isolated? Answer: Toe walking is not specific to any particular disorder or any disorder at all. Many normal children between 1 1/2 - 2 years of age may toe walk intermittently, especially when running. Maybe the relatively flexed hip (as in toddler lordosis and protruding belly) make this a stronger or better balanced position, or maybe locking the ankles lets them use their upper leg strength better, or who knows? Whatever the cause, intermittent, symmetrical toe-walking has no significance. |