Idiopathic toe walking and sensory processing dysfunction
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Idiopathic toe walking and sensory processing dysfunction
BACKGROUND 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 in...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Foot and Ankle Research
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1757-1146
DOI: 10.1186/1757-1146-3-16