Children
Toddlers
While most children are naturally more flexible than adults, some are particularly bendy. When a child’s joints move beyond the typical range, this is called hypermobility. People with hypermobility are often casually described as “double-jointed.”
Children
Toddlers
Growing pains is a commonly used term to describe leg pains in young children. There is no strict medical definition, and it is often considered a diagnosis of exclusion — meaning it’s used when leg pains don’t fit any other condition.
Children
Toddlers
Pigeon toes, or intoeing, is where a child’s feet points inwards when they walk. Intoeing Intoeing is common in toddlers and young children and generally resolves by around 8 to 10 years of age. Intoeing can be the result of your child’s foot shape (metatarsus adductus) or a twist in their tibia/shin bone (internal tibial torsion) or femur/thigh bone (internal femoral torsion).
Children
Toddlers
Almost all infants have flat feet until they are around three years of age. A child’s arch is fully formed at 10 years of age.