Many children’s foot conditions will correct themselves as their bodies grow into themselves and muscles and bones stretch. Some though, if they persist, need to be addressed. Toe walking is one. What is toe walking? Just that. When the child walks only on their toes and doesn’t roll the foot to the ball. This is usually prevalent…
She loves to take walks but recently seems to want to stop earlier than before. She doesn’t seem to want to put shoes on and fights you when you try to convince her that she needs them. He is usually running around and forcing you to play “catch the toddler” but lately, he doesn’t even…
“Get up on your toes” is a figure of speech urging you to prepare to start something energetically. But when your child appears to be walking on tiptoe most of the time, you sense that something isn’t quite right. Many parents fear something dire is going on, whether it might be tightness of the Achilles…
If you have a young child or are around babies just learning to walk, you may notice that they walk on their tiptoes. At first it might look cute, but then you may wonder if that is normal. Well, most likely, yes – it is normal. Most toddlers learn to walk and begin with a…
Are they in pain? Is something wrong with their feet? Will they toe walk when they are adults? If you are asking yourself these questions, don’t worry. Toe walking, also known as equinus gait is normal in the early childhood phase. Children, both boys and girls, walk on their toes when they learn to walk and move…
Yesterday we held our first Spring Foot Screening Clinic for children at the office. It was a beautiful spring day outside, so there were plenty alternatives to coming in to have feet checked, but we still had a number of families attend. Of course, my adorable little granddaughter Maggie was first in line with her…
