Causes of inner thigh walking (1) proprioceptive sensation

Inner thigh gait and proprioception.

Proprioceptors are located in muscles and joints.
It is said that there are many receptors on the soles of the feet. (Sunspot part in the right illustration) This receptor is also consistent with the part used for walking, and you can see that it is especially concentrated on the thumb. It is also the key to improving children's inner thigh gait.


Proprioception is the feeling of feeling the position, movement, and force of one's body. There are two main roles.
The first role is to "regulate power". For example, when holding heavy objects, you have the role of adjusting your force, such as applying force tightly, and when holding items that are easy to break, such as eggs, you are gentle.

The second role is to coordinate movement. For example, feeling the tilt of your body when balancing is mainly due to vestibular sense, but quickly adjusting your muscles to avoid falling and maintaining your posture is mainly due to proprioception.
These are the two main ones, but they also affect the role of maintaining one's posture, the role of increasing one's body awareness, and the ability to balance.



There is a test in which children who walk with their inner thighs are asked to imitate their arms forward in front of their bodies with their eyes closed. At first, they may be told to lift it at shoulder height, and instead of lifting it at shoulder height in front of their body, they may raise it diagonally forward or higher than their shoulders. However, there are not many people who raise their arms enough to banzai. This is because proprioception tells us the location of the shoulder joint.

Written responsibility: Naoaki Kizu