8-year-old child walks on tiptoes

For an eight-year-old child, if he still walks on tiptoes, it means that the child has increased muscle tone. As a parent, you should promptly provide the doctor with detailed medical history, especially whether there was premature birth, whether there was hypoxia at birth, or whether there was intrauterine distress. This phenomenon is called spur foot in children, which is also a relatively common deformity and requires timely and good treatment.

What is Pointed Foot

Pointed feet in children, that is, the baby stands on tiptoe with legs crossed, often indicates abnormal movement and posture caused by various factors such as neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, intrauterine growth abnormalities, premature birth, etc. There are two types of scissor feet in children: physiological scissor feet and pathological scissor feet, that is, normal and abnormal.

Pathological scissor feet often indicates that the baby may have a certain degree of brain damage or abnormal brain development, which requires parents to pay enough attention. Physiological scoliosis in children: Normal infants under one year old will have transient scoliosis during the growth and development stage, mainly in the stage of supported standing and jumping at around 4 months and the stage of sustained standing starting at around 10 months. The scoliosis will disappear as the infants grow and develop. This is physiological scoliosis.

Since the spur toes phenomenon at 4 and 10 months can be either physiological or pathological spur toes, it is difficult for parents to distinguish them. It is recommended to go to the child health department for examination and identification. In fact, scoliosis in children may be caused by cerebral palsy. Cerebral palsy refers to a syndrome characterized by posture and motor dysfunction caused by non-progressive brain damage during the immature stage of brain development within one month after birth. Cerebral palsy is preventable.

After confirming pregnancy, the mother should have regular health checks:

Pay attention to eliminate factors that may cause dystocia, and actively treat hypertension and diabetes. Ensure nutrition and prevent premature birth. Avoid unnecessary medication. Choose a good delivery hospital according to the expected date of delivery and be prepared for a safe delivery. After the baby is born, protective measures should be taken. Emphasis should be placed on protecting immature infants, infants with asphyxia and severe jaundice, and providing necessary treatment, such as oxygen inhalation and incubators.

Clubfoot is not something to be afraid of. As long as it is discovered early and early intervention treatment is carried out, most children can be cured. Intervention before 6 months is called early intervention, and intervention before 3 months is called super early intervention. Don’t miss the golden period of your baby’s treatment. Children with scapula should be taken to the local pediatric rehabilitation department for diagnosis and treatment as soon as possible.

Commonly used turning over training (I) During the training, the child is placed in a supine position. The trainer can also hold the child's arms with both hands and raise them above the head, then cross the arms to the left and right, thereby driving the child's body to turn to the sides. (ii) The child lies on his back and the trainer holds both of his ankles. When turning the child to the left, the trainer bends the right leg and twists it to the left, and at the same time guides the child's head to rotate to the left. In this way, the center of gravity of the body will turn over with the drive of the head and legs. This is a good way to train the transfer of the center of gravity of the limbs and coordinate the upper and lower limbs. (III) The child lies on his back, and the trainer holds both ankles of the child. When the child turns to the left, the trainer bends the right leg and crosses the midline of the left leg. The trainer bends the left arm and guides the child's head to slowly tilt to the left so that the child's body can roll with the ball to complete the turning movement. (iv) The child lies horizontally on the inclined surface of the wedge-shaped mat, which can assist the child's trunk rotation.