{"id":1267,"date":"2012-10-02T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-10-02T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ati.local\/?p=1267"},"modified":"2024-12-17T17:33:20","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T17:33:20","slug":"toe-walker-lands-on-her-feet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.atipt.com\/toe-walker-lands-on-her-feet\/","title":{"rendered":"Toe Walker Lands on Her Feet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>Araya\u2019s \u201cGet There\u201d Story<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On the first day of her treatment with ATI Physical Therapy at the Milwaukee Third Ward clinic, 9-year-old Araya Gutzmer literally crawled from the car, through the snow, and into the clinic. \u00a0After six weeks of having both feet in casts, this brave little girl didn\u2019t have the strength, or the pain tolerance, to begin walking on her feet.<\/p>\n<p>A \u201ctoe walker\u201d Araya was placed in a series of casts to help stretch her Achilles Tendons \u00a0to correct what can be a common problem in children. \u00a0While most children outgrow walking on their toes, Araya unfortunately did not, and it began to affect her life in more ways than one.<\/p>\n<p>Sue Clement, Araya\u2019s grandmother, began to see that her body was changing physically because of her condition. \u00a0\u201cI noticed that her posture was becoming poor, and it was getting difficult to find shoes that fit her feet because the ball and toe portion of her foot was becoming too wide.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, her condition became so painful, it interrupted her life. \u201cAraya couldn\u2019t do most of the things kids her age were doing,\u201d says Sue. \u00a0\u201cEverything we take for granted \u2013 running, playing at recess, walking up the stairs \u2013 she couldn\u2019t do because of the pain. At one point, she couldn\u2019t even go to school because it hurt too much, and she couldn\u2019t crawl up the stairs to get to class. \u00a0We were told she would grow out of the habit, but she didn\u2019t. \u00a0I knew we needed to do something.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>During a visit to an orthopedic surgeon for an injured wrist, Susan\u2019s concerns about Araya\u2019s toe-walking were addressed by the physician. \u201cThe doctor told me once we get this wrist taken care of we\u2019re going to fix her feet.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After six long weeks of casts, Susan said that Araya became depressed about her situation. When the casts came off, Araya still couldn\u2019t walk due to weakness and pain from being in the casts.<\/p>\n<h2>Araya Meets Her ATI Physical Therapy Team<\/h2>\n<p>It was at this point, when Araya met Cory Leier, physical therapist and Aaron White, physical therapist assistant, that things really started to look up.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen Araya came in for her first evaluation, crawling was her main mode of mobility,\u201d said Cory. \u201cShe was in a lot of pain, and was afraid and resistant to therapy. We really tried to motivate her, and made her therapy as fun as possible, masking her treatments with fun and games . . . and bribes. Araya was known to negotiate as well, trading her exercises for rides on a scooter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Araya immediately forged a strong relationship with her therapy team, and calls them by their nick names; Aaron is \u201cCool Guy 1\u201d and Cory is \u201cCool Guy 2.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re super fun,\u201d says Araya. \u201cThey made physical therapy funny! They would push me, but in a fun way. If I didn\u2019t meet them, it would not have been pretty.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Treating Araya has also had an enduring influence on Cory and Aaron.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWorking with Araya has had long lasting effects on how I approach the creative and motivational aspects of working with people,\u201d says Cory. \u201cShe has affected my thoughts and decision making processes everyday since she first walked into the clinic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For Aaron, Araya is one of his proudest moments at ATI! \u201cHer work and dedication has been outstanding, and it shows in her recovery. She was so easy to motivate and our team really believed in her.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Araya Lands on Her Feet<\/h2>\n<p>Today, Araya is back to being a kid \u2013 walking, running, playing ball and enjoying recess with her friends! When asked what she would like to do now that she can walk, she responded with some big plans. \u201cWell, I am going to run, dance on stage and be a rock \u2018n roll dance star. I\u2019m also taking Karate. I\u2019m a white belt now, but plan on getting my black belt in two years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As for Araya\u2019s grandmother, she hopes to educate the public on Araya\u2019s condition and the success of her physical therapy. \u201cIf your child walks on their toes, and their not outgrowing it by an early age, see a doctor and don\u2019t wait,\u201d said Sue. \u201cContinuing her care at ATI Physical Therapy was the best thing for Araya. They challenged her just enough, but not too much. They made her therapy fun and she enjoyed coming. If anybody ever asks me where they should go for physical therapy, I would say ATI Physical Therapy.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Araya\u2019s \u201cGet There\u201d Story On the first day of her treatment with ATI Physical Therapy at the Milwaukee Third Ward [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1267","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Toe Walker Lands on Her Feet | ATI<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Araya\u2019s \u201cGet There\u201d StoryOn the first day of her treatment with ATI Physical Therapy at the Milwaukee Third Ward clinic, 9-year-old Araya Gutzmer literally crawled from the car, through the snow, and into the clinic. 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