What is Serial Casting?
Serial casting is a common treatment for the management of children who walk on their toes. It works by keeping the tight muscle (calf muscles) in a stretched position for a prolonged period of time. On your first visit you will have a cast applied to your leg below the knee and covering the ankle and sometimes toes. This cast will be checked after a week and maybe changed to a new one to increase the stretch. This will continue for up to 8 weeks depending on how tight the muscle initially is and how well it responds to stretching. Following this you may also be provided with night splints to wear overnight once the cast has been removed.
Paediatric Serial Casting for Toe walking
