Objective Calcaneal apophysitis, is a relatively common cause of heel pain in children. Very few randomised studies have evaluated treatment options. This trial compared the effectiveness of currently ...

While injuries are unfortunately part of being an athlete, young athletes often encounter unique and age-specific injuries. The foot and ankle are common sources of these injuries. The most common ...

As a member of the American Podiatric Medical Association I want to remind everyone that the month of April is Foot Health Awareness Month. One of the most commonly overlooked causes of heel pain in ...

You see a 14-year-old boy who plays tennis and rugby. He has been asked to attend an elite rugby academy, which involves two extra training sessions per week on top of his school rugby and tennis ...

With children and teens under pressure to star on the playing field, sports injuries have become common. Here’s how to recognize and treat them. Roughly 30 million children and adolescents in the ...

It’s fall, which means a lot of children spend many hours running around in cleats. Soccer, field hockey, football, —whatever your sport of choice — wearing those spiky shoes often leads to heel pain.

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ST. LOUIS- Sever`s disease is one of the ...

An apophysis is a growth plate which does not contribute to linear growth of a child. It serves as a point of attachment for a ligament and contributes to the shape of the bone, not the length. In ...