The Autistic Toe Walking: A Narrative Review for Interventions and Comparison with Idiopathic Toe Walking [PDF]
ChildrenBackground/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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Autism and toe-walking: Are they related? Trends and treatment patterns between 2005 and 2016 [PDF]
Journal of Children's Orthopaedics, 2019 Purpose This study quantified toe-walking trends and treatment decisions in patients with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in the United States between 2005 and 2016 using a large national private-payer database. Methods A retrospective database review was
Lawrence Fung, J Leyden
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NGS-Panel Diagnosis Developed for the Differential Diagnosis of Idiopathic Toe Walking and Its Application for the Investigation of Possible Genetic Causes for the Gait Anomaly [PDF]
Global Medical Genetics, 2023 Idiopathic toe walking (ITW) describes a condition affecting approximately 4.5% of children. Toe walking is an accompanying symptom for many hereditary disorders. This retrospective study uses next-generation sequencing-panel-diagnosis to investigate the
David Pomarino +9 more
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Altered Muscle Contributions are Required to Support the Stance Limb During Voluntary Toe-Walking [PDF]
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2022 Toe-walking characterizes several neuromuscular conditions and is associated with a reduction in gait stability and efficiency, as well as in life quality. The optimal choice of treatment depends on a correct understanding of the underlying pathology and
Enrico De Pieri +11 more
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The Management of Toe Walking in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: “Cast and Go” [PDF]
Children, 2022 Background: Toe walking is associated with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Correction of this “behavior” is a health challenge. The toe walker is affected by the contact refusal with the outside world: touching the ground as little as possible, trying ...
Francesco Manfredi +3 more
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Interventions for idiopathic toe walking. [PDF]
Cochrane Database Syst Rev, 2019 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
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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 +3 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]
Micromachines (Basel), 2023 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.
Brasiliano P +6 more
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Foot Contact Dynamics and Fall Risk among Children Diagnosed with Idiopathic Toe Walking
Applied Sciences, 2021 Children that are diagnosed with Idiopathic Toe walking (cITW) are characterized by persistent toe-to-toe contacts. The objective of this study was to explore whether typical foot contact dynamics during walking predisposes cITW to a higher risk of ...
Rahul Soangra +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]
J Foot Ankle Res, 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.
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