While toe-walking can aid individuals with specific muscle or neurological conditions, scientific evidence indicates it's less efficient and potentially harmful for healthy adults. This gait disrupts ...

Toe walking is a walking pattern where a person walks on the balls of their feet instead of with their heels touching the ground. While this is a common walking pattern in children younger than 2 ...

New research shows that shoes with toe spring supports may be beneficial for just about everyone. The research suggests that while technology in the sole of shoes has come a long way, the toes have ...

SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 11, 2010 – Humans, other great apes and bears are among the few animals that step first on the heel when walking, and then roll onto the ball of the foot and toes. Now, a ...

Toe-walking is something most of us associate with toddlers, dancers or people trying to sneak quietly across a room. But some adults wonder whether walking on their toes offers any biomechanical ...