My daughter is 7 and has always walked on her toes. What does that mean and how can you stop it?
2006-07-09 06:33:51 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Other - Health
She does it no matter what shoes she's wearing...flip flops, heels, tennis shoes, etc. When she was little she wore the white walking shoes. Her pediatrician said she would outgrow it, but I am getting worried.
Also, she has totally flat feet! No arches.
2006-07-09 06:58:00 · update #1
I have never heard of that. Maybe she needs physical therapy to learn to relax her muscles in her feet. Maybe its a bone problem. I wonder why a pediatrician has not refered her out to see a specialist. Have you tried shoes with support? If you can take and bend the soles of the shoes backwards, then it is not very good for support. She needs more support. Get sturdy shoes that will not bend, she will have difficulty walking on her toes.
Here is a good link for this medical problem: http://www.allina.com/ahs/ski.nsf/page/pr_toewalk
http://www.kidsgrowth.com/resources/advicedetail.cfm?id=2056
http://images.babycenter.com/refcap/toddler/toddlerdevelopment/12580.html
I was never a toe walker, but one leg was longer than the other, and I remember having to go to the specialist, and was fitted with special shoes.
Its best to get it looked into, and don't take no for an answer.
-Best Wishes-
Barbara
Toe Walking treatment article:
http://www.emedicine.com/orthoped/topic451.htm#section~treatment
:
http://www.pediatric-orthopedics.com/Topics/Walking_AFOs/AFO/afo.html
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OurSpecialNeedsChildren/
PS. Here is another link. Sounds like you may want to try and look up a term called idopathic toe walking. Just use your search engine. Here is a link to one I found: http://www.emedicine.com/orthoped/topic451.htm
2006-07-09 06:38:53 · answer #1 · answered by barbaradjt 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You should see a podiatrist. She probably has equinus (tight Achilles tendon). This can be helped with physical therapy, however, if she's 7 and doing it, she might need surgery to lengthen the tendons. She might also have an undiagnosed mild cerebral palsy. You need to have her evaluated by a doctor.
2006-07-09 13:39:59 · answer #2 · answered by sveta_dr_mom 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
im having the same problem my daughter is 5 and she is pigeon toed and im working on her walk at the moment you can try switching her shoes around see if that would do something some people have told me that she'll grow at of it but i doubt it. you might have to see the doctor and get leg braces
good luck
2006-07-09 13:38:30 · answer #3 · answered by Koran 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Buy her those kids shoes with the really heavy heels.
2006-07-09 13:40:52 · answer #4 · answered by lucy_babbie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
this hapens to lots of kids ,its something to do with ligamenst in akilies. some grow out of it and some dont.i suggest a physio. talking to her doctor will help too but dont panick ok xxxx
2006-07-09 13:37:24 · answer #5 · answered by shai 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
for whatever reason the girls in my family always did this not sure why or what it means but they always grew out of it...It was such a family tradition that I laughed when I saw my daughter doing it/
2006-07-09 13:37:49 · answer #6 · answered by djmantx 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe she wants to get taller. I think that you should bring her to a doctor, something could be wrong with her muscle.
2006-07-09 13:59:02 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You must approach a doctor, your daughter's life is on your decision.
2006-07-09 13:39:39 · answer #8 · answered by Rohit 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Could be an issue with the tendons if she really *always* does it. What does her doctor say?
2006-07-09 13:37:03 · answer #9 · answered by Sir J 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i knew a girl who did that. she was part mental, i am not saying that your daughter is but i am just saying...i knew a girl who walked on her toes that was partially mental(only a lil bit)
2006-07-09 13:37:08 · answer #10 · answered by [♥that girl♥] 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋