The most common form of heel pain that we see in children is Sever’s Disease. This is most commonly seen in highly active kids between
the ages of 8-14. Sever’s is an irritation of a growth plate in the heel while it is in an active phase of growth. Impact from
running, jumping or tension on the heel bone from tight calf muscles can inflame the growth plate, leading to a tender, bruised-feeling
heel.
Thankfully, this is not actually doing any damage to the bone itself, so managing Sever’s is mostly a matter of keeping pain levels down until the growth plate finishes fusing.
Treatment includes:
"I believe that one treatment plan does not fit all and must be developed to suit the patient’s needs, goals and lifestyle to get the most successful results."
We see a lot of patients with stubborn painful heels and achilles, and have good success at get back to walking, running or on the sports field as quickly as we can. When we see this taking longer than expected we see shockwave bridging the gap to get people back doing what they want too as quickly as we can.
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