I’ve always toe walked still do it to this day later at 42

“Dreaded” understatement of the year.

My two year daughter has these type of flat feet. But she has no pain while walking. What do i do? Please reply?

I'm 45 and I did this until I was around 5 or 6 years old and I have no idea why. I don't even remember when or how I switched to walking normally but I know I never saw a doctor for it. I have ADHD but otherwise I don't have any conditions I'm aware of, and my ADHD is fairly mild now (though it was rather severe in elementary and middle school). My memories of this are very strange. I didn't give it any thought until I was with my biological dad one day (who I didn't see very often) and he told me to stop walking like a girl. From then on I became very self conscious about it and I think this may be the main reason I stopped doing it. Before that I had no idea that what I was doing was usual.

I have this…well…had this. Left foot: 40° off the ground, right foot: 35°. The doctor said it was the worst he’s seen in a while. Nothing genetic caused it. It was just birth defect type of thing. 10 years ago I got surgery to correct it. Got it done on both feet at the same time. My right foot has been fantastic and has a full range of motion like a normal foot. My left foot was slightly under corrected and so even though I could put it flat, it wouldn’t go past that, This caused scar tissue buildup on the joint and other problems to start happening in the left foot. I actually just had another surgery 4 days ago to correct it. Doctor says my range of motion has increased by about 5%-10%. We’ll see for sure when I start PT next week but I can already tell that it’s improved just from the fact that my foot lays flat on the boot without any issues.

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I toe walked all throughout my youth. I only began to adapt due to injuries and became more aware about how abnormal it was. The age i started to change my gait was around 11-13. At some point i injured the ball of my right foot and this prevented me walking in the same way. To deal with this, i began to twist my right ankle outwardsso i could use the arch as a spingboard rather than the directly over the toes. This lead to the second stage of walking. I would walk with essentially a trendeleburg gait. Using my left leg as a pole type pivot and swinging my right leg. This gait pattern was never consistent and it tended to switch in and out of different faulty gait patterns. Overall, the most common one was an antalgic gait, according to my chiropracter. My standing position generally includes most of my weight over my left leg whereas my right has 20% if its feeling very good. I also tend to put more weight on my forefoot, and tend to avoid putting weight on my heel. It recently clicked for me that throughout my entire life i have avoided putting weight on my right heel. Either its painful and im so wired to not go there to avoid the pain that i stuggle to even begin the movement necessary. The thing is, i do have severely limited dorsiflexion on both sides, mainly my right but i dont really get pain in my lower leg much anymore, probably due to the fact i put way less weight on it now. I did during the gait change period say 12-16 get really bad shin splints and the ankle joint itself felt very stiff and sore. How likely is it that this is the cause of all my issues? Im now stuck in a fake version of left stance, from what i understand, it seems like due to the naturally asymmetric nature of our brain and body composition, i developed into the standard left aic right bc postural pattern. I however was toe walking so i was never really usinng the right stance properly and certainly was never really able to shift out of the left aic pattern into left stance. This was my base posture. I then injured various elements of my right leg, needed to opperate in my stuck right stance, so my body desperately seeked a way to shift onto my left leg. I had no way to push properly into my left side, and no idea how i would even do that anyway. But i NEEDED, to be able to shift weight onto the left leg. This has lead to me, being in right stance, but heavily twisting my body to the left, and despite still being stacked over the right leg, with the ribs closer to the hips on that side, i then lean that entire structure over to the left. My default posture now is this right stance position with everything twisted and leaning to force weight distribution onto my left leg. Repetitive Rotation Superior T8 Syndrome pattern. Is the name given to the postural pattern i find myself in. The pain i tend to get comes from the lower back and hips, rather than the ankles and lower legs. What i would love to know, and really appreciate your input on, would be: How likely is it that my problems all stem from restricted ankles and short achillies, or would it be more likely to stem from elsewhere? Added info. Ive had a hip xray and structurally it is relatively normal. Theres clear signs the pelvis is both angled down to the left and also twisted. This is causing a functional leg length discrepancy, making my right side effectively shorter, and therefore making it even more difficult to, first get propperly into right stance and then to be able to truelly shift into left stance. I also have diagnosed adhd and im not diagnosed with autism, but i do exhibit very mild indication.

I am currently 14 years old I have been toe walking ever since I learned to walk , I toe walk even in shoes ( recently my parents asked me to walk properly and when I put my feet correctly it hurts my calves and I feel a stretch ) I went to a physiotherapist and did some therapy for a couple weeks which helped relieve the pain but the problem is that I can’t stand with my heels completely touching the floor and it hurts when I walk normally and even while doing any sort of activity I went to an orthopedist and they straight up told me that at this age I have to under go gastrocnemius surgery .. which is done in a government hospital near the area … I do not know what to do . I went to the orthopedist the doc had told us about they did certain check ups and sent me to a neurologist for a check up of my nerves and stuff .

I'm 14 but started getting called out for it the previous year.I was called a penguin but didn't really care back then.Now I've done a lot of research and I figured it was just a habit, but will also do excersise because I feel a little pain on my ankles sometimes. Now I started walking heel to toe and at first it felt unatural and weird, but now I do it naturally.

I have one it is super deep it kills idk how to get rid of it it keeps getting deeper pls help! X

I'm a 23 autistic male. I've been walking on my toes all my life. I'm trying to see if there's ways & methods I can take to correct it. I want to know the proper ways it can help me walk regular. What to do or can it be fix at all? I know toe walking is common in people with autism but could it be fixed.

I had ingrown toenails on both feet an year ago and doctors removed the complete nails and now my nails grow again and the infection is started again and it hurts too bad what should i do?

I had 2 month grown up plantar wart on my foot ,but it's not pain full until its hit by something sharp And now it is taken out by incision, will it come again ?

Hi Doctor, Just a few questions for a 40 year old: Does this alleviate foot/ankle pain long term? How much does this affect ankle mobility? Can you play high foot impact sports like basketball, boxing, tennis? How does this affect running/jogging/ lifting weights such as deadlift and squats? Can all the above sports and exercises be improved/safe to do? Thank you

Hello Please help. Im from iraq, my 3 years old son is having right feet tip toe. We meet with more than 10 different doctors, here are three advices from them: 1. Doing physical therapy for three months (we did it 1.5 month and see no effect). 2. Doing surgery. But some of them said the surgery may not effect and the child gonna walk on his toes again, or he will not be able to walk normally. 3. Doing the surgery at age 8 years or older. We are very confused and don’t know what to do, and the case getting worse day after day. Thanks for helping 🙏🏻

iam scared to get my tip toe walking surgery tommorow, how can I cope with it?

I’m so scared because I’m pretty sure I do

My son just turned 12 he can put his foot down when asked but does not stay down he is also autistic braces didn't really work they were so uncomfortable for him I'm thinking he might need surgery 😟

I have black hair like things inside my corn...Is that a wart?...not dots looks like very thin dark hair... Please reply 😢

What if he tip toes and one foots ankle turns in?

How old was Ashton there?

You see i do it so often that when i try standing up with my feet flat on the ground i fall right on my ass

erm, been doing this for as long as i can remember. only hurts in shoes not designed for it.

Never had one

My toenail is going in the corner but its not painful yet i think im going to have an ingrown nail or im just overthinking idk im in a panic right now

I had one when I was a kid, I scraped it out with a sewing needle

I have a question, I had this surgery back in 2019, is it nornal for your feet to still hurt even after you had the surgery? Thanks for the educational video ! I really found it interesting

I'm in my 60s and I've been a toe walker my entire life. It wasn't noticeable when I was wearing very high heels but it's noticeable now.

I had one and used toenail clippers to get it out. Is that bad?

Statistically, you get the same number of toe-walkers as adults whether they have surgery as children to "fix" toe-walking or not. In other words, within the population of children who walk on their toes, there is no statistical difference in long-term outcome between those who do and don't have surgery. I'd strongly suggest parents get a lot of opinions before putting kids through this.

Lol I’m doing this since I was 12 I’m now 25 and still do it

Im worried about it hurting alot after the numbing wears off

We need more wide width shoe companies. I’m not plus sized but I’ve bought shoes from Torrid because I have wide feet and I’ve had the ingrown nail procedure before.

I'm in my mid 20's, I still walk on my toes. I've never had any pain from it. I do kickboxing now and staying on my toes keeps me light on my feet. I also have insane calf muscles because of it. I just need to be careful to stretch out regularly so the muscles don't get too tight and stress out my ankles or knees. My mom always told me I was going to tear up my feet, but I've not had any real problems with it.

I wanna know when you strike the floor with heel should you follow through to the ends of the toes to help.increase ankle mobility

My 13 year old son needs this. Could you please provide a general cost estimate? More or less than 5000$?

Give me advice

My daughter suffering from heal pain

Can I use a corn cap removal to my painful corn on my foot ?

I walked on the balls of my feet but after years of playing basketball my left ankle is shot

I have a 13 year old toe walker. We just met w a surgeon regarding possibly getting this and he stated that she would need to wear AFO braces 23 hours a day for about 6 months after the surgery. Is this normal?

I've been walking on my toes since 23 yrs and I have autism. It doesn't bother me when walking. Idk how to Walk flat I think it might be short Achilles. I can't walk flat on my feet so should I seek help on that?

Doctor im from srilanka.please help me my daughter.please give me a contac number.

Right now im in a cast for the same reason

I've toe-walked my whole life and never even knew it was 'a thing.' I can walk just fine on flat feet. Fast run is on the pad, stable run is on flat feet. Strength is on flat feet, nimble on the pad. I work out and stretch every day, never had ankle. heel or sole issues. It feels light and bouncy to toe-walk. Pleasant. I'll get checked just to be sure it's all good, but I like my toe-walking on occasion as an adult.

When I was as 7 I started toe walking I don’t know why. After OT and PT at age 11 I had to get surgery on both my legs. Parents please pay attention to toe walking so you don’t have to go through what I did.

I have two plantar warts for like a year or two Can they go away on their own?

I feel so sad for my 11 years okd chikd who suffer with a lot of pain due his intoeing flat feet that cause him a lot of pain just to walk for 15 minutes. Plus due that he suffer to works out , he is not excersiing to lower his LDL and also presenting liwwr back pain( Corveture)z. He is using orthotic insole prescribed by the Podiatry specilalust but its not hping dince he is always in pain ... I do not what else to do to solve this.

I'm a 17 year old boy and I walk on my toes. It's not as extreme as in the video. I think it might be the cause of my limp. Could achilles tendon stretches make it go away? I understand that I should probably consult a doctor, but is there a chance that that could fix it on its own?

I have walked like that all my life with no pain or health problems, just a lot of bullying. But I was still the fastest, even against the boys. XD So unless it is actually hurting them in some way or will in the future, I really don’t think parents should do anything to their kid for it, especially not surgery. As many many of these comments show how it haven’t had a negative effect on them at all. I am really happy to know other people do this too. ❤❤