toe walking
Walking on tiptoes
Toe walking is walking on the balls of the feet with the heels not touching the ground.
Common and normal in toddlers learning to walk, it usually resolves by age two or three.
Persistent toe walking in older children may indicate tight calf muscles, cerebral palsy, autism, or other developmental conditions: The pediatrician referred him to a specialist for his toe walking.
- tiptoeingWalking on foot-fronts
- gaitLocomotion pattern
- autismNeurodevelopmental processing difference
- sensoryRelated to perception
- sensory processingBrain interpreting incoming stimuli
on tiptoes · heel · balance · calf · tightness · Achilles · tendons · stretching · physical therapy · cerebral palsy · muscles · muscle tone · range of motion · posture · bouncing · prancing · ballet · rigid
- fidgetingfidgeting, fidget, tapping, fiddle, finger tapping
- gait problemslimp, limping, hobble, hobbling, shuffle
- foot positionsfirst position, second position, fifth position, en pointe, demi-pointe
- bone disordersosteoporosis, rickets, bone fracture, broken bone, bone loss
- accommodationsextra time, double time, time and a half, breaks, rest breaks