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Toe Walker

bjones
22 posts
Jan 15, 2010
7:24 AM
This may be interesting. Just throwin it out there now for some feedback of sorts.

Got an 11 y/o that is a "toe walker". He can walk heel/toe but has to "think about it". He had a heel cord release of some kind a couple of years ago. Has dorsiflex (B).

Decided to "stick to my guns"...did the rotations. He got up walked regularly right off the bat. His mom was amazed. It was pretty cool.

I was tempted to just send them home with the one exercise but decided to go a little further.

I was waiting for his toe walking to come back. I grew impatient as the kid was just walking around the clinc while I was talking to his mother.

So I thought...maybe I could "erase" what just happened. So I told him to walk on his toes...sure enough...then that became predominant.

Then did the arm raises...he got up...walked regular again.

Mom pleased...kid pleased...2 exercises...lets see what happens...
Tom Dalonzo-Baker
138 posts
Jan 17, 2010
6:59 AM
Very interesting. What if you made him toe walk on one of his feet (the bad one) after doing the twist or arm raise and see if it comes back. Then if it does, treat him out again, and then make him toe walk on his good toe walk side, see if it comes back.

In other words one foot toe walks, the other walks regular. Not sure that can be coordinated or not.

If you asked me - rotation (more to the bad side) throughout the body is tightening him up and then not allowing him to place his foot regular for walking. You loosened up that tight body rotation (look at Anatomy train pics) and now he has that tissue to work with. Just my two cents
Tom

Last Edited on 18-Jan-2010 5:28 AM

Tom Dalonzo-Baker
143 posts
Jan 18, 2010
5:29 AM
Yep it should be.