Idiopathic toe walking; to treat or not to treat? that is the question

Abstract

Introduction: Idiopathic toe walking is a diagnosis of exclusion given when a child exhibits persistant toe walking, and all other relevant medical causes of toe walking have been omitted. The purpose of this review is to summarize the knowledge available presently on the etiology and the natural history, and to examine how idiopathic toe walking is evaluated and the effect of current treatments.