2025November
"How to walk for children" and the story of cooperative movement
Have you ever felt like "My child is a little worried about how he walks..."??In fact, the way we walk has very important functions such as "coordinated movement" and "postural control". ?"Stop" and "Forward" when walking In order to make it easier for children to understand how to walk, we often talk about things like this.? ?When you walk, your feet are not just forward. In reality? ・"Stop" ...... Accept the weight of your body?・"Advance" ...... Take the next step forward?I repeat these two tasks in each step. Specifically?(1) Land on your heels and "stop/catch" your body?(2) Move forward with three fingers on the inside of the foot ~ thumb side.?It is a flow.?Being able to properly separate these "stop" and "advance" is the foundation of cooperative movement. ?What is the situation with toe walking and fluttering walking? Children who land a lot on their toes and children who land with their entire feet are a little mixed with these two tasks.? ? ・When walking on tiptoes?Originally, it was done in two stages, "stop with your heels → advance with your fingers",?From the beginning, I take it with my forefoot (toe side) and try to move forward.?→ It is an image that "stop" and "forward" are combined into one action.? ?・When walking around?Less weight transfer (rolling) to the heels, soles, and fingers,?Since the entire foot lands at once, the roles of "stop", "support", and "forward" become ambiguous. In both cases, it is easy to do your best with just your feet.?Teamwork with the whole body (pelvis and core) = It is difficult to use coordinated movements well. ?What is posture control? What does it have to do with it? Posture control is simply?"The ability to move your limbs freely while balancing so as not to fall"?That's what it means.?When walking, take one step every time?・How far forward are you (position of the center of gravity)?・How fast is it?・Where are your feet attached??While feeling the core, pelvis, and legs work together to control the posture. Once you "stop" with your heels,?・Accept the weight of the body?・Stabilize your core and pelvis for the next step?This is a very important part of posture control.?On top of that, "advance" with the three fingers on the thumb side to move forward smoothly. ?Points to look at at home When looking at how your child walks, please refer to the following points.…
Notice of resumption of children's inner thigh walking consultation email
Regarding the resumption of children's inner thigh walking consultation email Sorry for the wait. Due to the rapid increase in visits to children in the gray area of inner thigh walking and posture, as well as developmental disabilities, we will resume the consultation email form "Children's Inner Groin Walking Consultation Email", which has been suspended since the end of August 2025, from November 9, 2025. Inner thigh walking is a concern for parents since they were infants and have been monitoring it, but there are many cases where they come to the hospital with pain in their knees and ankles without any change in their inner thighs. Particularly worrisome symptoms are children who continue to walk on their inner thighs, walk on tiptoes, and fall frequently. Also, there are many children in the gray area of developmental disabilities these days. Nocturnal enuresis, lack of concentration, and deterioration of posture are also occurring. These are also important for the remnants of primitive reflexes in infants and the effects such as crawling and standing periods. For children who walk with inner thighs, we explain the following three possibilities. (1) Musculoskeletal problems (femoral hypertwist, pelvic posterior tilt, hip, knee, ankle, etc.) (2) Functional nervous system problems (left-right balance of brain function, residual primitive reflexes, etc.) (3) Problems with the combination of (1) and (2) above I have examined and evaluated many children and believe that internal thigh gait is not a simple musculoskeletal problem, but an underdevelopment of the brainstem due to the residual primitive reflexes in the growth process. It may be caused by complex problems such as delayed sensory integration and decreased or enhanced functional nerves. *If you are worried about walking with your inner thigh, please feel free to contact us using the consultation form below. [Children's inner thigh walking consultation form] ↑ Please feel free to send us your child's walking and posture concerns from here. A YouTube video of the 3-month challenge I have been doing to relieve the painful pain of children has been completed and is now available. (Published on January 26, 2025, 590,000 views as of October) "A 12-year-old girl with unexplained walking difficulties no matter where she goes to the hospital" YouTube video is here Naoaki Kizu, Representative of the Children's Inner Thigh Gait Research CenterLanguageThis page has been automatically translated. Please note that it may differ from the original content.
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