Heel Pain

Heel Pain

Sever's disease or calcaneal apophysitis is the most common cause of heel pain in the growing athlete and is due to overuse and repetitive microtrauma of growth plates of the calcaneus in the heel. It occurs in children ages 7 to 15, with the majority of patients presenting between 10 and 14 years of age. It is similar to Osgood-Schlatter disease which affects the knee rather than the heel. Sever’s disease is self-recovering, meaning that it will go away on its own when the foot is used less or when the bone is through growing. The condition is not expected to create any long-term disability, and expected to subside in 2–8 weeks. The disease may also take several years to stop, because it is often triggered by growing too fast. It is more common in boys, although occurs in girls as well. The average age of symptom onset is 9–11.

Heel Pain

Heel Pain

Heel Pain

Heel Pain

Heel Pain

Heel Pain

Heel Pain

Heel Pain

Heel Pain