Idiopathic Toe Walking is when a child continues to walk on their tip-toes. 25% of children may walk this way.
There are various causes including:
If walking on tip-toes has become a habit, encourage and remind your child to walk heal-to-toe.
Increasing flexibility by stretching the calf muscles can help. Click here for a calf-stretch exercise you can do at home.
If symptoms do not improve, a specialist referral can be made to podiatry.
If your child has a problem which does not improve as you would expect with self-care, you should contact a healthcare professional for advice. This may be your GP, Pharmacist, NHS Podiatry Service or a Private Podiatrist.
Please make sure your podiatrist is registered with the Health and Care Professions Council and look out for the letters HCPC after their name.
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