Toe walking

Evidence-based neurology checklist on toe walking: Definition This is the absence of the normal heel strike when walking The balls of the feet bear the weight on walking This produces a toe-toe gait pattern It may be physiological before the age of 2 years Central causes Peripheral causes…

Definition

  • This is the absence of the normal heel strike when walking
  • The balls of the feet bear the weight on walking
  • This produces a toe-toe gait pattern
  • It may be physiological before the age of 2 years

Central causes

Peripheral causes

Classification of idiopathic toe walking (ITW)

Clinical features of idiopathic toe walking (ITW)

Assessments

Treatment

Synonyms

References

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  5. Abu Libdeh A, Ibrahim A. Clinical reasoning: a 6-year-old girl with progressive toe walking. Neurology 2022; 98:e769-e773.
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