https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 15 Apr 2026 10:13:27 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/abnormal-gait#post-2838631 Wed, 08 Aug 2018 14:33:58 +0000 Happygal 2838631@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>With hip clicking (like others, I'd worry about hip dysplasia) and an abnormal gait, I'd ask for a prescription for PT. </p> <p>Cranialsacral therapy was recommended by others for our daughter. When I asked our pediatrician about it, he said it wouldn't hurt her, but he didn't think it would really help her. When I did a little reading on my own, I was happy to pass it and go straight to PT. I'm definitely pro early-intervention. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/abnormal-gait#post-2838562 Wed, 08 Aug 2018 09:25:07 +0000 LBee 2838562@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BUNBUN: Agreed! Usually clicking is associated with hip dysplasia and results in a referral for a hip ultrasound. What you are describing in her walking sort of sounds like a "swayback," which can also be associated with hip dysplasia. I don't see any issue with the other therapies, but from my experience with hip related issues I'd be requesting an ultrasound. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/abnormal-gait#post-2838548 Wed, 08 Aug 2018 09:13:41 +0000 youboots 2838548@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I’d recommend an X-ray to be sure her hips are intact- but that’s just me as a Shriners parent. Maybe you could hold off for a few months and see how it goes when she’s walking often. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/abnormal-gait#post-2838543 Wed, 08 Aug 2018 09:09:04 +0000 muffinsmuffins 2838543@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hmm. I would agree with PP about some diagnostics like ultrasound to make sure the hip structure is normal. I evaluate gait for a living, though I don’t see kids younger than 3-5 years old as we can’t get a good picture of gait issues until then. If she’s not even walking, I think it could be difficult to evaluate without imaging and it could be totally normal. There is so much range and variation with kids under age 10 as they grow and develop so rapidly. </p> <p>Personally, we did cranio sacral for DS for breastfeeding issues when he was younger, not anything related to gait. We also saw Pediatric OT and PT for speech and core when he was much older. Both were great experiences if you need to go that route. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/abnormal-gait#post-2838524 Wed, 08 Aug 2018 07:55:04 +0000 BUNBUN 2838524@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm a little confused. Was the clicking during a hip check or while she was walking? I would consider having her checked by an orthopedic specialist for hip dysplasia asap. It's an ultrasound, usually. I had to wear a brace as a baby, but my mom's wasn't caught until way later and wasn't as easy to correct and caused her a lifetime of problems. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/abnormal-gait#post-2838345 Tue, 07 Aug 2018 11:45:53 +0000 littlejoy 2838345@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our LO had her 1 year well-baby visit yesterday, and her doc noticed clicking in her hips. We've noticed an odd big step with 1 leg and dragging her other when she's practicing walking (she doesn't actually walk yet). </p> <p>We mentioned that after the clicking was found, and the doc is concerned that she has an abnormal gait - she's recommended cranial sacral body work to start, with a provider who also has experience in PT/OT. </p> <p>Anyone else go through something like this? I'd love to hear your experience. At first I thought I wanted to skip the body work and go straight to PT, but after talking with a physical therapist yesterday, she said she'd want to go the body work route first. </p>