Idiopathic toe walking and sensory processing dysfunction [PDF]
Background It is generally understood that toe walking involves the absence or limitation of heel strike in the contact phase of the gait cycle. Toe walking has been identified as a symptom of disease processes, trauma and/or neurogenic influences.
Williams Cylie M +2 more
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Exploration of physiotherapists’ use of motor control strategies for the treatment of idiopathic toe walking in children: a qualitative study [PDF]
Objectives To explore how motor control interventions are conceptualised during treatment of children with idiopathic toe walking (ITW) by physiotherapists in Australia and USA.Design A thematic content framework qualitative design was used to triangular
Cylie Williams +2 more
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Children with idiopathic toe walking display differences in lower limb joint ranges and strength compared to peers: a case control study [PDF]
Background Idiopathic toe walking (ITW) is an exclusionary diagnosis. There has been limited exploration of lower limb active range of motion and strength measures in children with ITW.
Antoni Caserta +5 more
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Orthotic treatment of idiopathic toe walking with a lower leg orthosis with circular subtalar blocking [PDF]
Background There is no universally accepted treatment standard for idiopathic toe walking patients (ITW) in the current literature. None of the established methods provide homogenous satisfying results.
N. Berger +4 more
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Impact of Gait Events Identification through Wearable Inertial Sensors on Clinical Gait Analysis of Children with Idiopathic Toe Walking [PDF]
Idiopathic toe walking (ITW) is a gait deviation characterized by forefoot contact with the ground and excessive ankle plantarflexion over the entire gait cycle observed in otherwise-typical developing children.
Paolo Brasiliano +6 more
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Interventions for idiopathic toe walking. [PDF]
Idiopathic toe walking (ITW) is an exclusionary diagnosis given to healthy children who persist in walking on their toes after they should typically have achieved a heel-toe gait. The literature discusses conservative and surgical interventions using a variety of treatment modalities.
Caserta AJ +5 more
europepmc +9 more sources
The Autistic Toe Walking: A Narrative Review for Interventions and Comparison with Idiopathic Toe Walking [PDF]
Background/Objectives: Idiopathic toe walking (ITW) is a diagnosis of exclusion in children who demonstrate a persistent toe-walking gait without an identifiable underlying neuromuscular or orthopedic pathology. The classification of toe-walking behavior
Luiz Renato Agrizzi de Angeli +2 more
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Efficacy of serial casting protocols in idiopathic toe-walking [PDF]
OBJECTIVE: Idiopathic toe-walking (ITW) is a diagnosis of exclusion. A relationship between ITW and decreased range of motion (ROM) is postulated. Treatments focus on increasing ankle dorsiflexion including serial casting.
Tyler Shirel +4 more
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Physical activity and quality of life in children with idiopathic toe walking: a cross sectional study [PDF]
Objectives To determine if children with idiopathic toe walking (ITW) reach Australian 24-hour movement guidelines. Additional objectives were to identify any factors associated with moderate to vigorous physical activity time of children with ITW ...
Antoni Caserta +3 more
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Idiopathic toe walking: What’s New? An Integrative Review
Objective: Consolidate the current knowledge on idiopathic toe walking, provide a critical overview, and identify areas for potential future research. Methods: An electronic search was conducted in the following databases up to June 2023: MEDLINE, EBSCO,
Letícia D’Ordaz Lhano Santos +4 more
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