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How big ball is ideal for 10 months old baby

I’m begging but can you do ones for strengthen leg strength and ankle strength for a 1 year old. And trunk exercises

I’m 13 and I’ve tried telling my parents that I should get a brace or go to physical therapy and they say that “you just need to break it on your own.” But I don’t think I can..

For anyone who is wondering if these exercises/stretches work I was recommended some of these when I went to physical therapy in 2017. Since then my mobility/flexibility has improved a lot and I can walk and even stand normally which I couldn't do until about 2020 because of how inconsistent i am with my stretches, but if you're more consistent than me you'll most likely see results sooner than that!

I'm 16 and trying to learn how to fix my walking . Thanks for the video!

Thanks!

Can be caused by tight tendons from spasms

what if you keep going back to the uneven position? How often should you do this adjustment?

Love this video good effort. I think the glute contractions will pull an innominate bone back and up, hip flexor will pull asis down and forward. Is that right

Does toe walking cause hammer toes or any other toe deformity’s?

Hi Dr, I saw a physical therapist and he diagnosed me with right posterior SIJ and had me do something similar to this. Right leg up, right hand on thigh, push thigh into hand. Pelvis was aligned when I left the office but a couple days after and now months later it stays misaligned. I continue to do this exercise everyday but pelvis won’t go back. Right leg still feels longer when walking. Am I doing the right leg? Do I need to use both legs i stead of one for this MET? Any guidance in what I can try? Thank you!!

Excellent video, thank you.

Great explainer. Thank you!

My 10yo has this problem. She is made fun of at school because of the way she walks. I will be trying this.

I’m 14 and I’ve been tip toe walking a lot and I can’t flex my leg muscle how much time should I put into stretching?

What about almost adults? My kid is 17 years old

My son is one year two months but can't open his legs downwards to stand despite alot of occupational therapy. What exercise should I engage him in?

What about babies that don’t like laying on their back/ doesn’t want to bring hips and knees up to get feet to mouth while on back. My baby loves tummy time.

My 3 years old has extreme tightness in the calves and has never stand or walk independently. He is mostly on tip toe when assisted to walk. I'm really depressed to see him creeping and not running around and exploring

Dr. Mandy Kirk, I also am a DPT. A couple pieces of constructive criticism on this video. 1) You would need to check the PSIS to make sure it wasn't an upslip and was truly a L posteriorly rotated innominate. I'm assuming you did this, though. 2) You activated the hamstrings on the left instead of the hip flexors on that side. You want to activate the opposite muscle group than is tight. So if there is a L ASIS that is elevated (which may be an indication of a L posteriorly rotated innominate?), then you would activate the antagonistic muscle group (ie. the hip flexors) on that side. You may want to re-think through your work and logic of which direction you decided to do the unilateral METs. Other than that? The video would've been great!

I want to try these with my daughter who is 5 and toe walking more often these days. How often should we do these? Daily? Few times a week?

Complex position to consumption of energy in ADHD children can you help me

im 14 and i used to tiptoe walking it has some advantages liek running but i get fun of it but i can walk normally but cant stand straight without standing with my toe

How can I get in touch with you

Hello Dr Mandy ! I wish you could be in Massachusetts because it's hard to find a good Dr like you .

Thank you so much for this information it worked for me thanks a lot .

Which exercises help a Down syndrome baby 14 months not crawling yet recently started sitting

how many weeks should patients do this?

Hi, if you have a tight Achilles’ tendon which prevents your heel from touching the ground, is it possible to actually make the Achilles’ tendon longer by doing stretching exercises like the ones in the video? (Over time of course) I’m 18 and I hate that I physically struggle to get my heel to touch the ground let alone walk normally. I’m going to try these stretches and hope that over time I can start standing and walking normally :)

Hi I really hope you could give me advice, for the past 6 ish years I’ve toe walked, I’m 17 now. The reason I do it is because I grew very fast (I’m 6’4) and my Achilles’ tendon and calf muscles are so tight that I have to really push to get my heels to touch the floor. Are there any stretches k could do to lengthen my Achilles’ tendon?

Doctor, when making videos audio is the most important. Get yourself a microphone or RAISE your voice! Thanx for the headsup!

I'm 35 and been walking on my toes pretty much my whole life, I didn't mind It at first just some people telling me I walk funny, but lately I'm feeling some pain in my achilles tendon, specially when I'm on the treadmill, I'll check that with my doctor and also try these exercises, thank you!

How can I get my daughter to stand on a wedge without compensating by sticking her butt out? If I have her tuck her butt in then her heel lifts off the floor. Thanks

My baby is born with a left sided MCA stroke, she has hemiplegic cerebral palsy diagnosis, what core exercises can help her with being able to have good tone? She can do 15 min of tummy time throughout the day which we are building up slowly.

for some reason the volume on your site is very low and it is difficult to hear you.

Hello dr. Mandy! My daughter has a torticollis. She is 5 months old right now. I just want to know if she will be treated if I do to her the exercise that you taught? And how many times per day I will do the exercise to her? Thank you! 😊

My mom is worried cause I am 18 and still walk on my toes I will do those exercices

My baby is 2 months and she has silent reflux. Can I start these excercises with her? And will they help with her reflux? Also how many minutes a day should we spend doing the excercises? Thank you

this is so helpful i'm 14 and i've been doing it all my life and i've been made fun of it for so long i want to get rid of it!! i had a brace i had to wear when i slept for like four year and it was so uncomfortable and it didn't even work too

Thanks my two daughters walking on toes 10 year old and 12 years old and suffering muscular distrophy

Hi Dr. Mandy!!! You are so awesome and I love your channel!! Thank you so much for the informative video!!

How do you know the left leg is shorter not the right one longer? (On which side is problem?)

This is very useful and helpful video. Thanks for this. I'll try my students who walks like this.

Very helpful, thank you ☺️

My 10 y/o is a travel hockey player who lacks speed. We figured out that it may be tied to his toe walking. Not crazy toe walking, but noticeable. Do you think some sort of physical therapy would help fix this? TIA

i'm 23 been toe walking my whole life, your videos have been helpful thank you!

Thank you so much mam for this information ❤️ ☺️☺️

Thanks for this. Since both of my hips rotate out of place, I can never remember which way to apply force to correct the misalignment.

Thank you . I HAVE A KID 11 years old, he still walks tiptoe. From today he will start doing those exercises . Milion thanks

Your ideas r brilliant thank u