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INTRODUCTION TO TOE WALKING • Reasons

TROUBLE WITH TOE WALKING  Social stigmas  Postural strains  Expenses

ALTERNATE TREATMENTS  Surgery  Botox  Serial Casting  Bracing

AUTISM IN THE US

TOE WALKING PATIENTS

Population of Toe Walkers in US

800000 700000 600000 500000 400000 300000 200000 100000 0 1975 1985 1995 2001

Year

2004 2007 2009 2012

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HEELS MODEL  Massage Therapy  Physical and Behavioral Therapy  Heel Stimulation!

ADVANTAGES TO

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Heels Program  Engineered fit  $150 every 6 mo.

WORDS FROM THERAPISTS  “

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Heels will be great for my clients because it will protect their legs while also decreasing stigmatization ... its a win-win!” Daria Yudin, LMHC, MS BCBA  “Working with such young children, I cannot explain how important appropriate gait and foot formations are… (InsertHeels) would be a hot commodity to any physical or behavior therapist in the field” - Stefanie Kronenfeld, BS PSYCH, Behavioral Therapist

WORDS FROM THERAPISTS (CONT.)  “Toe walking is an extremely interfering behavior… it can occur during instructional time the child's on their feet. Taking away valuable time from learning other goals to attend…” - Rachel Scott- Rosenbluth, , BS PSYCH, MS ABA

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