Can a podiatrist help with Severs disease?
Podiatry can help your child if they have Sever’s disease with the provision of custom cast orthoses (shoe inserts), heel raises and stretching exercises. The aim of treatment for Sever’s disease is to improve the function of your child’s foot in order to reduce any painful symptoms associated with the condition.
What is the best treatment for Sever’s disease?
How Is Sever’s Disease Treated?
- Put ice or a cold pack on the heel every 1–2 hours, for 15 minutes at a time.
- Give medicine for pain such as ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin, or store brand) or acetaminophen (Tylenol or store brand).
- Use heel gel cups or supportive shoe inserts to lower the stress on the heel.
Do Orthotics help Sever’s disease?
LittleSTEPS is one of the highest rated, non-custom orthotics available and was designed specifically to reduce the pain caused by Sever’s disease. These orthotics also dramatically decrease knee, ankle, and shin pain. In addition, they help improve your child’s posture, add strength, and support muscles and flat feet.
Is there a cure for severs?
Treatment includes modifying activities and teaching young people how to manage the condition when a flare-up happens. Sever’s disease will resolve itself without treatment, and rarely causes long-term problems.
How does posture podiatry treat sever’s disease?
The Posture Podiatry “ Sever’s Disease Heel Pain Treatment Program” was developed after 30 years of clinical experience in the treatment of this disorder. The end result has been a specific treatment regimen designed to help eliminate this common cause of foot pain within just a few weeks.
Can a podiatrist treat sever’s disease heel pain?
Fortunately, an experienced podiatrist can provide significant relief. The “ Sever’s Disease Heel Pain Treatment Program” has been developed and refined over the last 29 years and with this program of care, significant pain relief is usually observed within weeks of treatment rather than waiting months or longer for satisfactory results.
What does sever’s disease do to your feet?
Sever’s disease is a very common cause of heel pain in children. It’s a type of foot pain or ankle pain commonly seen in very active children and frequently causes limping after sport and sometimes during sporting activities.
When does sever’s disease cause the most pain?
Sever’s disease or calcaneal apophysitis is the most common cause of heel pain in the growing child and is due to repetitive micro-trauma of the growth plate within the calcaneus (heel bone). Though horribly painful it is not a disease, but an overuse condition. Sever’s is most common between the ages 8 to 14 and is more common in boys than girls.
