Therapy of Idiopathic Toe Walking by Pyramid Insoles
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چکیده
The cumulative incidence of idiopathic toe walking is up to 15%, some children who toe walk reach their climax around the age of 2 (2). The spontaneous remission is quite high, but toe walking often persists beyond pre-school age. The major drawback of a persisting toe walking gait pattern is in the possibly resulting secondary diseases and complications of the skeletal apparatus. Through a hyperlordosis of the lumbar spine, improper biomechanical stress in the trunk region may occur. This, in turn, may result in damages of the spinal column and hip flexion contractures. Feet are particularly endangered as deformations of the feet or irreversible shortening of the Achilles tendon is possible (5, 6, and 9).
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