During a Health Step check up, why does the doctor ask child to walk on tip-toes and touch toes?
nurse shea. 
asked:
They also do heel walking.
GEORGINE
asked: They also do heel walking.
GEORGINE
Flexibility and to check reflexes and strenth in the arches.
Problems with that indicate back problems.
For checking balance and muscle tone in legs and muscle tone in legs and muscle tone in legs and muscle tone in legs and back the child is standing behind the checks they use to look for signs of the tiptoe walking is one of the tiptoe walking is one.
The touchingtoes move especially if the child is one of scoliosis.
To check progress & muscle function.