Sever’s Disease (Calcaneal Apophysitis) is one of the most common causes of heel pain in children aged between 8 and 12 years, with highly active children at the highest risk of developing this painful condition. Pain occurs during activity and is localised to the back of the heel where the Achilles tendon attaches to the
Sever’s Disease is caused by swelling and irritation of the growth plate in the heel. During growth spurts, bones, muscles, and tendons change rapidly. During this time, the tension on the growth plate can change with tightening of muscles.
Treatment for Sever’s Disease can include one or a combination of the following:
Growing pains may be experienced by children in the thigh, calf, below the knee, or in the heel, causing pain ranging from mild aches through to severe discomfort. Typically occurring at night, growing pains don’t tend to have an impact on daily activities, however, can progress and begin to limit activity.
While the exact cause of growing pains is unknown, these factors increase a child’s likelihood of experiencing growing pains
Flat Feet: is a condition where a child’s foot or feet have low or no arches and, at times, inward rolling of the ankles.
Flat feet are typically hereditary and influenced by genetic factors. They will change through childhood as the child’s foot and leg alignment changes with natural growth cycles.