Sever's Disease
Sever’s Disease is a common cause of active children’s heel pain.
What is Sever's Disease?
Also referred to as calcaneal apophysitis, Sever’s disease is a condition that is characterized by the swelling over the plate of the heel that may results in severe pain and inflammation.
Sever's Disease
Signs and Symptoms of Sever's Disease
Sever’s disease presents with symptoms like:
Causes of Sever's Disease
Sever's Disease is usually observed in children of growing age. Primary causes include:
- Higher rate of growth of heel bone in comparison to the surrounding muscles and tendon
- Overstretching of muscles
- Application of repeated stress over the heel bone
- Tightening of Achillies tendon
Some of the significant risk factors include high or flat arches, Short Leg Syndrome (marked by pronounced bending of heel towards the Achilles’ tendon) and obesity.
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