Re: Unsteady walking

[Guest guest]

I would chalk it up to being a new walker. A 15 degree lumbar curve wouldn't stop a child from walking. had a 50 degree curve and walked okay with his fisher price walker.

[Guest guest]

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> I would chalk it up to being a new walker. A 15 degree lumbar

curve wouldn't

> stop a child from walking. had a 50 degree curve and

walked okay

> with his fisher price walker.

Thanks! As a mother of 3, you'd think I'd know this. But like I said,

too much time on my hands to think b4 we meet with the peds ortho.

[Guest guest]

Nate is EXACTLY the same. He didnt walk until 14 months and is

18months now and VERY unstable. He falls quite a bit but it doesnt

seem to faze him anymore. He just gets right back up and toddles off

again. Grass is hard for him, actually anything that is uneven is

difficult. He does really well if he holds one hand with mine. He

doctor says that its normal for children his age and that boys tend

to be a little slower than girls. My daughter was 7 months when she

first walked and was very good at it. The ortho did mention if his

balance did not improve by 2yrs then he would " look furthur into it "

whatever that means!

Nate- 18mo-infantile 13*

Alley- 9y-juvenile 20*/20*

> Well, here I am with 7 days until our visit w/the peds ortho guy,

so

> I'm just letting my mind wander, I suppose. But my question is, did

> you notice your child's scoliosis interfering w/walking?

>

> Robbie will be 17 months old next week. He's only been walking for

> about 2 months. So that could be the culprit. But, he falls quite a

> bit. He staggers sort of from one foot to the other, then seems to

> get knocked off balance and then falls. Should I be concerned that

> it's due to the scoliosis (15 degree lumbar curve) or chalk it up

to

> being a new walker?

>

> Amy