Posted by leeran on May 9, 2003, at 22:15:20
In reply to Re: Self stimulatory behaviors, posted by Dinah on May 9, 2003, at 21:31:21
Hi Dinah,
I don't think I did the toe walking thing at school but I think I did it quite a bit at home. Trying to be quiet? Hating the feel of old linoleum underfoot? Who knows.
I do know this - last year my former chiropractor (former because he would have me coming every single day had I continued) felt that my "gait reflexes" were off. He is a kinesiologist/chiropractor and this all went along with the kinesiology portion of his practice. He would exert this pressure (with his hand, thumb on the top, the other fingers underneath) on my bare feet (more or less the area where the small bones of the foot meet the toes) and it hurt like &%$#. Sometimes I would have bruises after he was finished.
He felt that I had "neurological disorganization" or "disorganized brain function" due to a cosmetic plastic surgery procedure that resulted in a scar from my right ear to my left ear (or vice versa - lol) across the top of my head. He didn't know that I was a tip-toer around the house as a child. Additionally, there was always one position I couldn't do in yoga - and after reading up on "tip toe walking" I'm wondering if those leg muscles (too tight) might have impacted my ability to get into that position (that and fortyodd years on this end, too!).
Hmmmmm, interesting.
I hadn't thought about my tip toeing around in years until you mentioned it in your post.
Lee
p.s. Your posts are ALWAYS full of such wisdom, tippy toes or not! It's hard to think that the words "neurological immaturity" could ever be used in the same breath with your name!
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