Sever’s Disease – Try Stretching to combat the growth plate inflammation!

What can you do if your child complains about heel pain? Sever’s disease is a problem that afflicts many active children worldwide 1. Sever’s Disease is when the growth plate on your heel bone becomes inflamed and swollen, causing pain. Another name for this condition is calcaneal apophysitis. Typically, active...

Heel Pain in Active Kids: Sever’s Disease

I’ll start by mentioning that I am not a big fan of this condition being referred to as a “disease.”  That word tends to upset needlessly. It’s not a “disease,” but is simply an inflammation of a growth plate in active children. A more accurate name is Sever’s Calcaneal Apophysitis, but that...