Toe Walking | Activities and Exercises for Toe Walking

Let's talk about Toe Walking. In this week's video we are going to answer the questions: What is toe walking? What causes toe walking?
Why does toe walking matter? What are some exercises and activities that can help with toe walking?

Feel free to jump around the video using the timestamps below.

0:00 Introduction
0:57 What is Toe Walking?
2:23 What Causes Toe Walking
4:20 Why does Toe Walking matter to a Physical Therapist?
8:54 Activities/Exercises

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I hope you enjoy this video, and I look forward to seeing you again next Saturday!
-Heather

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Articles Mentioned (hyperlinks available in blog post):
- Acute passive stretching has no effect on gastrocnemius medialis stiffness in children with unilateral cerebral palsy.
- Stretching and Progressive Resistance Exercise in Children With Cerebral Palsy: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
- Interventions for idiopathic toe walking.
- Children with idiopathic toe walking display differences in lower limb joint ranges and strength compared to peers: a case control study.
- Current concepts in muscle stretching for exercise and rehabilitation.
- State of the Evidence Traffic Lights 2019: Systematic Review of Interventions for Preventing and Treating Children with Cerebral Palsy.

[frisbee]

This is wonderful content. My 9 year old is struggling to shake her toe walking habit. We were told for years she would simply out grow it on her own but she now has sciatica pain, etc. We watched this video together and we both enjoyed it!

[bushraalam]

Thank for the video. My daughter did PT and even wore AFO at night but nothing helped. She is 16 now. What can be done as doctors heren in India have mixed opinions. Few have suggested aechilles tendon lengthening surgery and few have suggested botox. We are not convinced to get either. Please help as now ahe complains of back and calf pain and toe numbness

[cameronfitzgerald]

I’m 34 I’ve been walking on my toes since I was very young people say it’s not the correct way of walking but I can’t help it for me it’s a sensory issue.

[Loquacious]

My son was the moat stiff infant ive every seen. He couldn't playvw his feet. He walked at 8 mths old but very high on his toes. The dr dismissed all of this. It wasn't until he was 3 and we went to a neurologist who put in physical therapy, eventually had boots to sleep in. However, the surgeon decided he was way to tight and we went forward w surgery whenhe was 4. Hes now 8 and im starting to see him going up on his toes a bit again. When you ask him to touch his toes he can barely reach his knees. Also needs to build core strength. We've been doing some yoga but do don't like it because hes very active and mostly because it hurts. Im quite worried. I will definitely be working with him on all the activities. I worry these were activities i should have been doing with him as a toddler. I worked with him but if i would have listened to my own instincts maybe i could have stretched him out as a baby and possibly saved him from needing surgery. I just want to make sure im doing everything i can do fir him now. Thank you for the great information!!