Anyone have a tip-toer?

anakin

DD has always preferred to walk on her tip toes.  At 3 we were told that it wasn't anything to worry about and that she would grow out of it when she got to school and saw that other kids are not walking that way.

Well today I found out that it could be a serious issue.  I have to bring her into the doctor tomorrow to be evaluated.  It is possible that she has short muscles or tendons in her legs.  If she needs correction it could be in the form of braces, but apparently the orthopedist prefers to put the kids in casts for 1-2 weeks for correction.

Wondering if anyone has a child that has been evaluated for this "issue" and what the results were (was correction necessary)?

 

Glendi2.0

It could def. be a serious issue... not always, but def. something to keep an eye on, esp. if she does it pretty regularly. DD#2 does this quite a bit (for sensory input purposes), and we've tried putting thick-soled shoes on her, which helps a bit... that's usually a first step before more drastic measures like braces, casts, etc.

Hope your app't tomorrow yields some good news!

soontobemomma

My dd still does occasionally walk on her tip toes, but not all the time, I'd say about 10%.  She is 3y 5mo.  She used to do it about 90% or more.  We were evaluated for a few things b/c she was also behind in speech and something else which I can't remember and the combo was thought to make autism more likely.  We saw a neurologist.

We did start working with her on her ankles, making sure she could stretch them the opposite way, if that makes sense.  She had full range of motion and we wanted to keep it.  I need to check that tomorrow, actually.

I would wait and see what they say, she could be just fine.  When this was going on with  DD, one of my friends told me she used to toe walk, and still does occasionally. She's 39!  

Hope this made sense let me know if you have any q's 

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a friend of mine has a son who has always walked on his toes. He was casted and now wear braces and special shoes. The braces force him to walk heel-toe. They ruled out autism and other developmental disorders -- it is just a habit.

The whole experience has not been bad: the casting was fine and not painful, the braces have not been a big deal, and the pt has actually been fun for him. 

But has it really changed him to heel-toe? Sort of. She feels he is still on his tip-toes a lot, but is hoping the braces (plus physical therapy) will slowly change that. GL

sarahbear

DH did this as a child They had all the evals, etc. but he just liked to walk that way. He grew out of it eventually. It ended up just being something weird he did.