Solutions to walking on tiptoes?

Question

For as long as i could remember, i have walked on my tiptoes. Now, i'm having some ankle and knee pain. I've had knee pain for a long time, so i'm not as confused about that as i am as with my ankle. So my question is, how can i stop myself from walking on tiptoes?

Oh and also i have been wrapping it in a wrap, is that helping it or anything?

Answer 1

If you're walking on tiptoe, then you're basically doing the exact same thing as wearing heels all the time. There's a simple thing you can get at a drugstore which you wear at night (and don't you just know, I can't remember what it's called) but you strap it on and it pulls your toes towards you, thus stretching the muscles at the back of your ankle, and you spend 8 hours each day counterbalancing the damage that you're naturally trying to do for the other 16 hours. If you did that and also did what the lady in the previous answer described, you'd probably lessen the pain within just a few days AND solve the bad habit problem :)

Answer 2

My mom walks on her tip toes all the time and I did when I first started walking. My doctor noticed this and he sent me to a specialist where I had shoes made to fit my feed and pull the back of my foot down (I don't know if they were weighted so it was too heavy to hold up or what) but it worked. I don't walk like that now and and have never had any problems. I wore them for like 6 months and after that I wore normal shoes. You should be able to get some too.