Name: Toe Walking
Uploaded: 2023-09-26
Channel: Merck Manuals
Description: 1. Stand on balls of feet with heels off the floor. 2. Walk on balls of feet while keeping knees straight. 3. Walk as far as able during given time frame, stop at point of fatigue. 4. Do 3 sets of 1 minute, 1 time a day.

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Toe Walking

1. Stand on balls of feet with heels off the floor.

2. Walk on balls of feet while keeping knees straight.

3. Walk as far as able during given time frame, stop at point of fatigue.

4. Do 3 sets of 1 minute, 1 time a day.

Courtesy of Tomah Memorial Hospital, Department of Physical Therapy, Tomah, WI; Elizabeth C.K. Bender, MSPT, ATC, CSCS; and Whitney Gnewikow, DPT, ATC.

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