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Heel Pain in Children
Don’t let foot pain stop your child’s active life Activity is extremely important to the health and wellbeing of our children. Physical activity builds strong bones, develops coordination, boosts confidence, and establishes lifelong healthy habits. However, foot pain can quickly derail a child’s participation in sports and activities they love. The good news is that…
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What is Sever’s Disease? This condition affects growing bone in the heel and is called Sever’s Disease. Severs often affects physically active children within the age range of around 8-14 years. Severs is one of a group of disorders known as “Osteochondroses”. At around 8 years of age the secondary growth plate in the heel…
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