Title |
Idiopathic toe walking and sensory processing dysfunction
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Published in |
Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, August 2010
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DOI | 10.1186/1757-1146-3-16 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Cylie M Williams, Paul Tinley, Michael Curtin |
Abstract |
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. When there is no obvious cause of the gait pattern, a diagnosis of idiopathic toe walking (ITW) is made. Although there has been limited research into the pathophysiology of ITW, there has been an increasing number of contemporary texts and practitioner debates proposing that this gait pattern is linked to a sensory processing dysfunction (SPD). The purpose of this paper is to examine the literature and provide a summary of what is known about the relationship between toe walking and SPD. |
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