Why does the child tiptoe: the main reasons and what to do to parents

Funny kid who started to walk, reminiscent of a tiny balerun - walks on tiptoe. This can cause affection, however, such a walk should alert. Muscle hypertonicity may be the fault of walking on the forefoot. This happens if during pregnancy or during childbirth the baby experienced oxygen starvation.

Ballet is not trained, but walks on toes

Uneven muscle tension is the most common reason for tiptoeing. The easiest way to handle it. American pediatricians believe - if a child walks on toes up to three years old - there is no cause for concern. After all, the baby is just learning, because he tries to walk in various ways, he is experimenting.

Walking on toes can be the cause of serious children's psychological abnormalities, it is better to entrust the issue of diagnosis and subsequent therapy to specialists.

Why does he walk so weird

To the question why the child walks in this way, and not otherwise, there are several answers:

1. Uneven muscle tension or muscular dystonia. It happens that it goes away on its own, (it is possible to do without medical intervention) as the child moves more and more. This is facilitated by climbing, crawling, walking on all fours, standing up.
2. There is an opinion that walking on toes is caused by ... curiosity and thirst for knowledge of the baby. If a child stands on tiptoe, he simply wants to be taller, grow up to see everything, learn about everything. In this case, the child can independently and at any time stand on the whole foot.
3. Children often stand on their toes when they choose the most convenient and suitable way of walking.
4. Excessive activity of the child. In an effort to throw out excess energy, the children stand on tiptoe and begin to run. For such active children, it is recommended to simply increase physical activity, send them to sports.
5. Sometimes tiptoeing may indicate the onset of cerebral palsy. The disease, in addition to the strange way of movement, is accompanied by a host of other symptoms. Any therapist is able to diagnose an ailment.
6. The consequences of birth trauma. In this case, you can not do without medical intervention and special procedures.

Tiptoe walking: video from Komarovsky

The gait of balerun is fraught

It is not worth solving the problem yourself - in any case, you should show the child to a specialist (pediatrician and neurologist) who can accurately determine the reasons.

Only a doctor can evaluate the development of motor functions in many ways.If necessary, the child will be provided with timely assistance, and mother will be provided with professional advice. In the fight against the disease will have to be patient. It’s worth it, because the consequences of an uncorrected gait:

• Incorrect posture;
• Clubfoot;
• Torticollis;
• Delay in physical development.

While walking on toes, the foot loses support on the heel, which from now on does not carry any functions. The heel does not develop and does not grow. The forefoot grows, increases disproportionately, trampled. Due to improper gait, the calf muscle and the Achilles tendon cannot contract normally.

Pediatrician, neurologist and physiotherapist to help

The reasons for walking on the forefoot are various. Comprehensive treatment is not always required. Therapeutic measures include many procedures:

• Physiotherapy - procedures after examination and consultation should be prescribed by a specialist doctor;
• Electrophoresis - along with physiotherapy, helps to solve the problem muscle hypertonicity;
• Professional massage. It is simple, the basics of children's massage can be learned to help the child at home;
• Relaxing baths with the addition of herbal infusions: lavender, motherwort, string or chamomile;
• Paraffin boots (gauze dressings soaked in paraffin or ozokerite). This is a serious procedure, it is prescribed by a doctor. The procedure is strictly contraindicated for children at risk of developing cardiovascular diseases, as well as for babies suffering from diabetes;
• Physiotherapy. It is necessary to deal with the child constantly. To develop an ankle, to stretch the necessary muscles.

Over time, the child will begin to lower himself on his heels, use them in support, walk normally.

Massage and gymnastics at home

Gymnastics and massage - that’s what you need to do on your own and constantly, mom, whose baby went on toes.

Therapeutic gymnastics includes a set of simple exercises that will help the baby cope with improper walking. Play outdoor games with your child: jump, walk on an inclined plane, on a soft surface, walk in a duck, squat, on the inner and outer sides of the feet. So all the necessary muscle groups, calf muscles, ankle, Achilles tendon are involved and developed.

If possible, record a child for swimming. Take care of orthopedic shoes - this is the first thing you need to pay attention to. For babies whose foot and leg muscles are just forming, it is extremely important to have the right comfortable shoes. Such shoes can fly a pretty penny, but this contribution pays off thousands of times, because we are talking about the future of the child.

Some tips for doing massage yourself

• Write out the figure eight with your finger on the sole of the child;
• Knead the calf muscle with the thumb and forefinger;
• To move a child’s foot on himself and from himself;
• Place your child on the fitball (large rubber ball) and roll the ball back and forth. This simple lesson is best done together with dad - in this case, dad will hold the child, and mom roll the ball under the baby’s legs, forcing the little one to walk on the ball.

Read on:

• How to teach a child to walk (10 tips)
• If the child is afraid to walk

Video: First steps on toes