Does he toe walk out of habit or is he able to walk correctly if he wants to? Not to be the "doom and gloom girl", but kids with Cerebral Palsy or other neurological disorders tend to toe walk along with kids with Muscular Dystrophy, so you shouldn't take it lightly. Of course he might just be doing it out of habit. Either way I would get it checked out by his Pediatrician.
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Toe Walking... relationship to CF
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Does he toe walk out of habit or is he able to walk correctly if he wants to? Not to be the "doom and gloom girl", but kids with Cerebral Palsy or other neurological disorders tend to toe walk along with kids with Muscular Dystrophy, so you shouldn't take it lightly. Of course he might just be doing it out of habit. Either way I would get it checked out by his Pediatrician.
Does he toe walk out of habit or is he able to walk correctly if he wants to? Not to be the "doom and gloom girl", but kids with Cerebral Palsy or other neurological disorders tend to toe walk along with kids with Muscular Dystrophy, so you shouldn't take it lightly. Of course he might just be doing it out of habit. Either way I would get it checked out by his Pediatrician.
Does he toe walk out of habit or is he able to walk correctly if he wants to? Not to be the "doom and gloom girl", but kids with Cerebral Palsy or other neurological disorders tend to toe walk along with kids with Muscular Dystrophy, so you shouldn't take it lightly. Of course he might just be doing it out of habit. Either way I would get it checked out by his Pediatrician.
Does he toe walk out of habit or is he able to walk correctly if he wants to? Not to be the "doom and gloom girl", but kids with Cerebral Palsy or other neurological disorders tend to toe walk along with kids with Muscular Dystrophy, so you shouldn't take it lightly. Of course he might just be doing it out of habit. Either way I would get it checked out by his Pediatrician.
Yeah, he's been on Cipro; but rarely... and not until he was older and already tippy toeing. And I'm pretty certain that it's just a habit (from what I've read it's not an unusual habit - I've known others also). And of course there are all those admonishments like from "doom and gloom girl" Buckeye (saying it jokingly... ha ha) that you should make sure it's not related to something more serious. It's not on the top of my concern list right now (as he is thriving in school and I don't see signs of any type of neurological disorder), but I'm not sweeping it under the rug either. For now we are going to work on breaking the habit - and if it can't be broken, the doctor will certainly get a call from me. Yeah, because we really need to add another specialist to our list of docs and have him undergo more testing. Whoo hooo! We can have something to look forward to in 2008!
Still, if any of you are closet toe walkers - I'd love to hear about it!
You all have a great Christmas!
Jena
Still, if any of you are closet toe walkers - I'd love to hear about it!
You all have a great Christmas!
Jena
Yeah, he's been on Cipro; but rarely... and not until he was older and already tippy toeing. And I'm pretty certain that it's just a habit (from what I've read it's not an unusual habit - I've known others also). And of course there are all those admonishments like from "doom and gloom girl" Buckeye (saying it jokingly... ha ha) that you should make sure it's not related to something more serious. It's not on the top of my concern list right now (as he is thriving in school and I don't see signs of any type of neurological disorder), but I'm not sweeping it under the rug either. For now we are going to work on breaking the habit - and if it can't be broken, the doctor will certainly get a call from me. Yeah, because we really need to add another specialist to our list of docs and have him undergo more testing. Whoo hooo! We can have something to look forward to in 2008!
Still, if any of you are closet toe walkers - I'd love to hear about it!
You all have a great Christmas!
Jena
Still, if any of you are closet toe walkers - I'd love to hear about it!
You all have a great Christmas!
Jena
Yeah, he's been on Cipro; but rarely... and not until he was older and already tippy toeing. And I'm pretty certain that it's just a habit (from what I've read it's not an unusual habit - I've known others also). And of course there are all those admonishments like from "doom and gloom girl" Buckeye (saying it jokingly... ha ha) that you should make sure it's not related to something more serious. It's not on the top of my concern list right now (as he is thriving in school and I don't see signs of any type of neurological disorder), but I'm not sweeping it under the rug either. For now we are going to work on breaking the habit - and if it can't be broken, the doctor will certainly get a call from me. Yeah, because we really need to add another specialist to our list of docs and have him undergo more testing. Whoo hooo! We can have something to look forward to in 2008!
Still, if any of you are closet toe walkers - I'd love to hear about it!
You all have a great Christmas!
Jena
Still, if any of you are closet toe walkers - I'd love to hear about it!
You all have a great Christmas!
Jena
Yeah, he's been on Cipro; but rarely... and not until he was older and already tippy toeing. And I'm pretty certain that it's just a habit (from what I've read it's not an unusual habit - I've known others also). And of course there are all those admonishments like from "doom and gloom girl" Buckeye (saying it jokingly... ha ha) that you should make sure it's not related to something more serious. It's not on the top of my concern list right now (as he is thriving in school and I don't see signs of any type of neurological disorder), but I'm not sweeping it under the rug either. For now we are going to work on breaking the habit - and if it can't be broken, the doctor will certainly get a call from me. Yeah, because we really need to add another specialist to our list of docs and have him undergo more testing. Whoo hooo! We can have something to look forward to in 2008!
Still, if any of you are closet toe walkers - I'd love to hear about it!
You all have a great Christmas!
Jena
Still, if any of you are closet toe walkers - I'd love to hear about it!
You all have a great Christmas!
Jena
Yeah, he's been on Cipro; but rarely... and not until he was older and already tippy toeing. And I'm pretty certain that it's just a habit (from what I've read it's not an unusual habit - I've known others also). And of course there are all those admonishments like from "doom and gloom girl" Buckeye (saying it jokingly... ha ha) that you should make sure it's not related to something more serious. It's not on the top of my concern list right now (as he is thriving in school and I don't see signs of any type of neurological disorder), but I'm not sweeping it under the rug either. For now we are going to work on breaking the habit - and if it can't be broken, the doctor will certainly get a call from me. Yeah, because we really need to add another specialist to our list of docs and have him undergo more testing. Whoo hooo! We can have something to look forward to in 2008!
Still, if any of you are closet toe walkers - I'd love to hear about it!
You all have a great Christmas!
Jena
Still, if any of you are closet toe walkers - I'd love to hear about it!
You all have a great Christmas!
Jena
I did toe walk a few years ago. But that was due to my mild Cerebral Palsy. I have allot of dx's. I have CP from lack of oxygen when I was born. I did use a walker for about a year to help me walk. turns out my doc found out that my legs had pulled so hard that I started to walk on my toes. It did stop with some PT. If that had not helped I would have had to get leg braces. and botox shots to stop the toe walking.
I did toe walk a few years ago. But that was due to my mild Cerebral Palsy. I have allot of dx's. I have CP from lack of oxygen when I was born. I did use a walker for about a year to help me walk. turns out my doc found out that my legs had pulled so hard that I started to walk on my toes. It did stop with some PT. If that had not helped I would have had to get leg braces. and botox shots to stop the toe walking.
I did toe walk a few years ago. But that was due to my mild Cerebral Palsy. I have allot of dx's. I have CP from lack of oxygen when I was born. I did use a walker for about a year to help me walk. turns out my doc found out that my legs had pulled so hard that I started to walk on my toes. It did stop with some PT. If that had not helped I would have had to get leg braces. and botox shots to stop the toe walking.
I did toe walk a few years ago. But that was due to my mild Cerebral Palsy. I have allot of dx's. I have CP from lack of oxygen when I was born. I did use a walker for about a year to help me walk. turns out my doc found out that my legs had pulled so hard that I started to walk on my toes. It did stop with some PT. If that had not helped I would have had to get leg braces. and botox shots to stop the toe walking.
I did toe walk a few years ago. But that was due to my mild Cerebral Palsy. I have allot of dx's. I have CP from lack of oxygen when I was born. I did use a walker for about a year to help me walk. turns out my doc found out that my legs had pulled so hard that I started to walk on my toes. It did stop with some PT. If that had not helped I would have had to get leg braces. and botox shots to stop the toe walking.
sweetwhite30
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My isaiah with the cf has never toe walked..I do have experience with it though..i have a now 8 yr old who walked on his tippie toes every since he has been walking and he is autistic(very high functioning) he has macrocephaly which is the contributing factor to the tippie toe walking get your child checked out by a credible neurologist.....And fine motor difficulties seems to also play a part in this as well....
sweetwhite30
New member
My isaiah with the cf has never toe walked..I do have experience with it though..i have a now 8 yr old who walked on his tippie toes every since he has been walking and he is autistic(very high functioning) he has macrocephaly which is the contributing factor to the tippie toe walking get your child checked out by a credible neurologist.....And fine motor difficulties seems to also play a part in this as well....
sweetwhite30
New member
My isaiah with the cf has never toe walked..I do have experience with it though..i have a now 8 yr old who walked on his tippie toes every since he has been walking and he is autistic(very high functioning) he has macrocephaly which is the contributing factor to the tippie toe walking get your child checked out by a credible neurologist.....And fine motor difficulties seems to also play a part in this as well....
sweetwhite30
New member
My isaiah with the cf has never toe walked..I do have experience with it though..i have a now 8 yr old who walked on his tippie toes every since he has been walking and he is autistic(very high functioning) he has macrocephaly which is the contributing factor to the tippie toe walking get your child checked out by a credible neurologist.....And fine motor difficulties seems to also play a part in this as well....
sweetwhite30
New member
My isaiah with the cf has never toe walked..I do have experience with it though..i have a now 8 yr old who walked on his tippie toes every since he has been walking and he is autistic(very high functioning) he has macrocephaly which is the contributing factor to the tippie toe walking get your child checked out by a credible neurologist.....And fine motor difficulties seems to also play a part in this as well....