Question
My baby is now one and a half weeks old and walks with an inward lean and pigeon toes. The hospital examination said there was a calcium deficiency. Now it has been supplemented. But the walking posture is still pigeon toes and the body leans forward a bit. Previous treatment and effects: only supplemented calcium and zinc. Now there is no deficiency. What kind of help do I need: how should I treat it, and is wearing corrective insoles helpful?
Answer
When your child walks, their toes tend to point inward, which is known as “pigeon toes” in medical terms, or “inward rotation gait.” This is a normal physiological condition for most children, often with a certain family history, meaning that some family members also walk this way. Generally, as the child grows older, the symptoms will gradually decrease. 1. Gait posture instructions: Implement necessary prompts during the child’s gait process. 2. Learn ballet: Because ballet dancers usually have an “outward splay” gait after long-term training. 3. Wear corrective devices: Wear corrective devices at night to correct the child’s bones while they sleep. Even with these methods, it is not possible to completely correct it in three or five years, and most cases are difficult to achieve complete correction. Additionally, another method can be used for correction, which is to wear the shoes upside down at home, with the left foot wearing the right shoe, and this operation can be done in this way.