And is your child between 7 and 13 years old? Then it may be that there is Morbus Sever . Good news, because this condition can be solved by the podiatrist with the right treatment.
Morbus Sever is a condition that occurs in growing children. Pain at the back of the heel is characteristic. The pain is stinging or whining and often disappears with rest. Morbus Sever is caused by a too high tensile stress on the calf muscle, which attaches to the growth plate in the heel.
When do the complaints occur?
The complaints often arise during or after sports and mainly occur in sports that involve a lot of running and jumping, such as football, hockey and running. The pain can also be present in everyday life, when walking or climbing stairs. The complaints can arise suddenly, but also gradually.
In addition to pain, other symptoms can occur, including a small swelling on the heel and children sometimes avoid the pain by walking on their toes unconsciously.
The treatment
During growth, the pulling forces of the calf muscles on the attachment of the growth plate increase. This can cause inflammatory symptoms of the growth plate. With the correct treatment, the complaints will in most cases disappear within a few months.
Rest is often advised, but did you know that with the right approach your child can continue physical activities?
In order to remedy the complaints, it is important during the treatment that not only the symptoms are tackled, but the cause of the pain. Resting, which is often advised, may ease the pain, but it will not resolve the problem permanently. And which active child can sit quietly on the couch for several weeks?
In order to arrive at a structural solution, the pulling force of the calf muscles on the attachment of the growth plate will have to be reduced. A successful method is the use of manual therapy and possibly in combination with podiatric soles.
If the foot functions properly again and thus settles properly, your child will notice within a few weeks that the pain is getting less and that in most cases the complaints will disappear within a few months, without your child having to make major adjustments to the physical activities.
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