C16 - Interprofessional Best Practices: Collaborative Treatment of Idiopathic Toe Walking

Saturday, September 9, 2023

9:15 AM – 10:30 AM ET

Location: ICC 127-128

Earn 1.25 CE Hour(s)

Panelist(s)

Chad Duncan, PhD, CRC, CPO, LPO (he/him/his)

Chair, Department of Orthotics & Prosthetics
Salus University
Newtown, Pennsylvania
Julie M. Quinlan, MPO, MS, CPO, ATC, FAAOP (she/her/hers)

Graduate Instructor
Salus University (Drexel University), Pennsylvania
Marlies Cabell, CPO

Toe walking is not unusual as an infant is learning to walk. Developmentally, many experts suggest that toe walking should end by the age of two. However, due to orthopedic or developmental delays, they do not grow out of the toe walking and fail to achieve the full heel strike when walking. There are lots of different treatments for toe walking, but did you know that in some cases, fixing the vision can fix the feet?