For idiopathic<unk>  in young children, health professionals may prefer to watch and wait: as the child may "outgrow" the<unk>  with time. There are limited treatments that demonstrate long term walking change. Many treatments instead focus on any tightness in the calf muscles that can be associated with the<unk> . Common treatments for idiopathic<unk>  can include: * Wearing a brace, splint or type of orthoses either during the day, night or both. The brace limits the ability of the child to walk on their<unk> s and may stretch muscle and tendon at the back of the leg. One type of orthoses commonly used are an AFO (ankle-foot orthoses). * Serial casting, where the leg is cast with the calf muscle stretched. The cast is changed weekly with progressive stretching. Sometimes, these casts are not be changed weekly and instead every 2–3 weeks. * Botox therapy may be used to paralyze the calf muscles to reduce the opposite of the muscles to work harder. This may be used with serial casting or splinting, however, one small study has shown this has limited impact. * If conservative (non-surgical) measures do not help with changing<unk>  or making the calf muscles longer and correcting the<unk>  after about 12–24 months, surgical lengthening of the tendon is an option. The surgery is typically done under full anaesthesia but if there are no issues, the child is released the same day. After the surgery, a below-the-knee walking cast is often worn for six weeks and then an AFO is worn to protect the tendon for several months. For<unk>  which results from other medical conditions, additional specialists may need to be consulted.
Toe walking
Honor walk
Barefoot running
Light the Night Walk
Walking boot
Rolfing
Kegel exercise
Limb telescoping