Toe Walking in Children - Is There Reason For Concern?

03/23/21 • 4 min

Toe walking is a walking pattern in which the child walks on their toes or the balls of their feet and there’s no contact of the heel to the ground. For children 3 years and younger, toe walking is very common. However, for children ages 3 and up toe walking may be associated with a medical condition. Fortunately, over 90% of these cases can be treated with conservative treatment options.
In this audio track, Dr. Jarman with Pediatric Foot & Ankle in Arizona, discusses toe walking in children and when there is reason for concern and when there is not.
Read more: Toe Walking in Children - Causes, Concerns, & Treatment
Watch full video: Toe Walking - What Every Parent Should Know

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The Importance of Choosing a Pediatric Podiatrist for Children’s Foot and Ankle Problems

It's important to realize that children's and adult feet are not the same and should NOT be treated the same.
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Dr. Mikkel Jarman's practice Pediatric Foot & Ankle only treats kids and specializes in children's foot conditions from the ages of infant through teenage years.

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Pediatric Foot & Ankle - Toe Walking in Children - Is There Reason For Concern?

Transcript

Dr. Mikkel Jarman:
Hello, I'm Dr. Michael Jarman here with Pediatric Foot & Ankle, and today I'd like to discuss toe walking, a condition that is visually obvious to parents and easily diagnosed when you see it. The struggle for a parent is what can be done to stop it. Toe walking is a walking pattern in which the child walks on their toes or the balls of their feet, and there's n