The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Vol 59, Issue 1 97-101, Copyright © 1977 by Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc
Habitual toe-walkers. A clinical and electromyographic gait analysis
PP Griffin, WW Wheelhouse, R Shiavi and W Bass
Six children who were habitual toe-walkers were studied using
electromyographic techniques. In the initial gait evaluation, the muscle
synergy pattern was found to be abnormal during the toe-toe gait as well as
during the heel-toe gait. After treatment with casts, each patient had a
normal electromyographic pattern during heel-toe gait.