Sever’s disease is correspondingly known as calcaneal apophysitis. Calcaneal Apophysitis is a traction apophysitis of the insertion of the Achilles tendon into the calcaneus. It habitually arises in children, most frequently in young males’ ages 10 to 12 who are in a vigorous sport, and is very infrequent in children who have grasped puberty. Nevertheless the condition was once deliberated as a true osteochondritis. Currently it’s understood to be an overuse syndrome with a self-limited, benign prognosis. Even though this can materialize in any child it’s found more and more in cases of children in some category of physical activity. Some of the sports that calcaneal apophysitis is common include: soccer, gymnastics, football, baseball, ice hockey, tennis, figure skating, ballet, tae kwon do and various running sports.
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The symptoms in sever’s disease is heel pain which is usually heightened by physical activity such as running, walking, or jumping. Most of the pain is localized to the posterior and planter side of the
The symptoms in sever’s disease is heel pain which is usually heightened by physical activity such as running, walking, or jumping. Most of the pain is localized to the posterior and planter side of the