Posted by Issaquah Foot and Ankle Specialists on Fri, Jul 29, 2011 @ 10:56 AM
The most common cause of heel pain for children during periods of growth is Sever's Disease also called Calcaneal Apophysitis. Dr. Young has uploaded a new video that discusses this topic in detail and can be viewed below. Sever's disease or Apophysitis is a common condition that afflicts children usually between the ages of 8 to 14 years old.
When children complain of heel pain it should not be ignored. This time of year is when we see many patients with this type of pain. Often the pain is most noticable after children are playing sports and most pronounced with any sport that requires the use of cleats.
The video about Sever's Disease discusses the symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and more. For more information about this condition visit the website for information about Sever's Disease.
While this type of heel pain is often common in children and can be something that they "out-grow", they do not have to live with the pain. If your child complains of heel pain contact us and we can help. To more images of the cause of this type of pain and a patient xray visit the link below. You will also find a comprehensive list of treatment options including some that can be performed at home.
http://www.bestfootdoc.com/calcaneal-apophysitis-severs-disease/
Issaquah Foot and Ankle Specialists
BestFootDoc.com
Did you know that we have developed a dedicated resource for heel pain sufferers?
SeattleHeelPain.com
Posted by Brandon Nelson on Mon, Apr 04, 2011 @ 04:47 PM
Common foot conditions in our pediatric patients part 1:
I am going to start a blog that will detail common causes of pain in children. This will be a 5 part blog series, the series will include the the following topics;
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Calcaleal Apophysitis (Sever's Disease)
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Flatfeet (Pes Planovalgus
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Bunions (Metatarsus Primus Varus)
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Ingrown Nails
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Warts
Calcaneal Apophysitis (Sever's Disease)
Apophysitis is a common condition that afflicts children usually between the ages of 8 to 14 years old. Often this is confused with plantar fasciitis which is rare in children. This is a condition of inflammation of the heel's growth plates.
Pain usually occurs in the heel from repetitive stress on the growth plate resulting in inflammation. Exercise, especially cleated activities like soccer and lacrosse can precipitate this pain.
We treat children with foot and ankle deformities and have established protocols to deal with heel pain. Most children respond well to stretching exercises and prescription orthotics, Orthotic Rx Center.
Issaquah Foot and Ankle Specialists
BestFootDoc.com
Did you know that we have developed a dedicated resource for heel pain sufferers?
SeattleHeelPain.com