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The management of idiopathic toe walking [PDF]

Bone and Joint Journal
AimsThe aim of this study was to gain a consensus for best practice of the assessment and management of children with idiopathic toe walking (ITW) in order to provide a benchmark for practitioners and guide the best consistent care.MethodsAn established Delphi approach with predetermined steps and degree of agreement based on a standardized protocol ...
Yael Gelfer, Jonathan Wright
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Classifying Toe Walking Gait Patterns Among Children Diagnosed With Idiopathic Toe Walking Using Wearable Sensors and Machine Learning Algorithms

IEEE Access, 2022
Idiopathic toe walking (ITW) is a gait abnormality in which children’s toes touch at initial contact and demonstrate limited or no heel contact throughout the gait cycle.
Rahul Soangra, Yuxin Wen, Hualin Yang, Marybeth Grant-Beuttler   +3 more
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Does botulinum toxin A improve the walking pattern in children with idiopathic toe-walking?

Journal of Children's Orthopaedics, 2010
Background Numerous recommendations have been made for treating idiopathic toe-walking (ITW), but the treatment results have been questioned. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether botulinum toxin A (BTX) improves the walking pattern in ITW
Elena M Gutierrez-Farewik, Asa Bartonek, Kristina Tedroff   +2 more
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Entropy, Irreversibility, and Time-Series Deep Learning of Kinematic and Kinetic Data for Gait Classification in Children with Cerebral Palsy, Idiopathic Toe Walking, and Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia [PDF]

Sensors
The use of gait analysis to differentiate among paediatric populations with neurological and developmental conditions such as idiopathic toe walking (ITW), cerebral palsy (CP), and hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP) remains challenging due to the ...
Alfonso de Gorostegui, Massimiliano Zanin, Juan-Andrés Martín-Gonzalo, Javier López-López, David Gómez-Andrés, Damien Kiernan, Estrella Rausell   +6 more
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Sagittal Plane Kinematic Deviations and Spatio-Temporal Gait Characteristics in Children with Idiopathic Toe Walking: A Comparative Analysis Using Statistical Parametric Mapping [PDF]

Diagnostics
Background/Objectives: Idiopathic Toe Walking (ITW) is a pediatric gait disorder characterized by persistent toe-to-heel ambulation in the absence of neurological, orthopedic, or developmental abnormalities.
Rocio Pozuelo-Calvo, Almudena Serrano-Garcia, Yolanda Archilla-Bonilla, Angel Ruiz-Zafra, Manuel Noguera-Garcia, Kawtar Benghazi-Akhlaki, Miguel Membrilla-Mesa, Carla DiCaudo, Jose Heredia-Jimenez   +8 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]

Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 2022
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, Prue Morgan, Marnee J. McKay, Jennifer N. Baldwin, Joshua Burns, Cylie Williams   +5 more
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Home-Based mHealth Platform (Active-Feet) for Children With Idiopathic Toe Walking: Design, Development, and Acceptability Study [PDF]

JMIR Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies
BackgroundPhysical exercise and stretching programs are the best initial options to treat idiopathic toe walking (ITW). These programs are designed to improve the flexibility and strength of lower limb muscles, enhancing the ankle’s range of motion and ...
Miguel Membrilla-Mesa, Jose Heredia-Jiménez, Carla Di Caudo, Maria Almudena Serrano-Garcia, Yolanda Archilla Bonilla, Angel Ruiz-Zafra, Kawtar Benghazi-Akhlaki, Manuel Noguera-Garcia, Alberto Ortiz de Andres, Simon Perez-Garcia, Rocio Pozuelo-Calvo   +10 more
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Physical activity and quality of life in children with idiopathic toe walking: a cross sectional study [PDF]

BMC Pediatrics, 2022
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, Sarah Reedman, Prue Morgan, Cylie M. Williams   +3 more
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Idiopathic toe walking: What’s New? An Integrative Review

Journal of the Foot & Ankle
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, Talissa Oliveira Generoso, Luiz Renato Agrizzi de Angeli, Francesco Caamara Blumetti, Filipe Machado Barcelos   +4 more
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Recurrent Toe Walking in Pediatric Orthopedic Patients: Idiopathic vs Concomitant Sensory Processing Disorders

Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics, 2023
Category: Other Introduction/Purpose: The purpose of this study is to compare rates of recurrent toe-walking following operative intervention between idiopathic toe walkers and toe walkers with associated sensory processing/autism spectrum disorders ...
Jacob R. Zide MD, Anthony I. Riccio MD, Taylor Zak MD, Anthony Minopoli BS, Jordan L. Polk BA, Claire Shivers BS   +5 more
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