Hi Mom's,
I suppose I never noticed before because it just wasn't that pronounced. But due to his age and more physical activity, I notice when he walks or runs, he is slightly in-toed. Any mom's experience this? I have read it just normally goes away. But, I do want take a pro-active approach. Should I take him to the regular pediatrician or an orthopedic doctor? Please share your experience. Thanks for your help!
HI K., does anyone in your family walk like that? just asking since both of my kids walk on their toes like their dad. it's the weirdest thing, they don't always do it, just sometimes and have since they started walking. they are 9 and 6 now and still do it. I'm sure this probably didn't help at all, I would just mention it at your next appointment and see what the doctor says. Good luck!
My 9 year old walks in toed. His dad walked in0toed and ever since my son started walking he has been walking in-toed and was also bow-legged. I took him to his regular peditrician then he referred us to an orthopedic doctor. They told me that he would eventually grow out of it by the time he was 5. He grew out of the bow legs but not the in-toed walking. It is not as noticable as it was when he was younger but as a mom i still notice it. I was never given an explanation why this was just that it was not uncommon and there is no real 'treatment'. Take him to his peditrician and the peditrician most likely will just monitor him for a few visits just to make sure it is not getting worse. Hope I've been of some help.
More than likely the internal rotation comes from his thigh bones (femurs) being internally rotated in his hip (acetablum). It's known as hip dysplasia.
Me and my sisters have it and I've noticed it in my two boys, too. At some point, orthotics for his shoes would be helpful. Ballet helped me considerably, but that doesn't always seem like a viable option for boys.
Chiropractic can help some. Some chiros have thier own orthotics they sell. Foot Levelers is the company most of them use. I use the Foot Levelers as an adult and I really like thier shoes and inserts (but I don't wear them much all summer long as I still love my flip flops).
Anyway, it's genetic. You can't fix it, just help it. The worst of it is the back pain and the difficulty when pregnant. At least our boys won't go through that!
