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SHORT LIST OF CHILDRENS FOOT PROBLEMS
- IN-TOEING/ Pigeon toes/ Metatarsus Adductus/ Talipes equino varus
- OUT-TOEING/ Tibialis Posterior dysfunction/ Peroneus terius contracture/ Talipes calcaneo valgus
- DELAYED WALKING/ Development delay/ Low tone/ Joint hypermobility/ Gross Motor Skill development problems
- POOR BALANCE AND CO-ORDINATION/ Gross Motor Skill development problems
- SKELETAL ALIGNMENT PROBLEMS: Metatarsus Adductus (pigeon toes, in toeing), Bunions, Tip toes, Talipes equino varus, talipes calcaneo valgus
- TIP-TOE WALKING
- MAJOR GROSS MOTOR SKILL DELAYS
- FOOT OR LEG PAIN/INJURIES (Sever’s disease: This is a misnomer. It is really calcaneal apophysitis)
- FLAT FEET (functional flat feet are the problem ones. The arch is normal when not bearing weight, but flattens when the feet is weight bearing)
- HIGH ARCHED FEET
- UNDER RIDING OR OVER RIDING TOES
- SKIN LESIONS (CORNS CALLOUSES, WARTS, BLISTERS, PEELING SKIN)
- INGROWN TOENAILS
- HAMMER TOES
- BUNIONS
- ABNORMAL SHOE WEAR
- CLUMSINESS OR TRIPPING
