Children’s Foot Pain

So Your Child Has Foot Pain, What Should You Do?

If your child has recurring foot or leg pain, then it needs to be checked out.

Bringing your child to Feetology Podiatry Centre is easy. Call us, book online or request a call back if you have any questions or would like to know more.

Then bring your child in and our friendly team will assess and diagnose your child’s problem, and set up their treatment plan to get started on straight away.

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So What Are The Most Common Causes Of Foot Pain In Children

One of the biggest problems that we find with active children is heel pain. It is so common that I have added more information on this further down the page. It is called Severs’ Disease. But here is a list of the common conditions we see:

Heel Pain
Arch Pain
Achilles Pain
Shin Pain
Foot Posture Issues – leading to alignment issues further up the body (knee pain for instance)

Foot pain in active children can occur while they are playing their sport, but for some it is more of an issue after sport stops, causing them to hobble around at home. This is a sign that something is not quite right, and needs to be checked out too.

 

Severs’ Disease

The most common causes of children’s heel pain that we see in the clinic is a condition caused Severs’ Disease. This is when there is excessive pulling of your achilles tendon on the growth plate at the back of your heel, resulting in swelling, inflammation and pain.

Who gets Severe’s Disease?

It occurs in active (soccer playing/footballing type) children between the ages of 9 and 13. It occurs more commonly in boys – although we do see plenty of girls with this as well.

 

What factors contribute to getting Severe’s Disease?

Your child’s foot and leg functions combined with a high level of activity can lead to extra loading on the heel bone. Other factors like footwear and flexibility can contribute and will be assessed as part of your child’s treatment.

 

How can it be treated?

Treatment starts with a good assessment of how your child is moving, not just the feet but the whole body. Other areas that are addressed include footwear, training techniques and flexibility. Treatment will normally consist of a combination of stretching, footwear changes/modifications and orthotics (arch supports), depending on the outcome of our assessment.

So remember, if your child has heel pain that is impacting on their budding sports career, come and have them assessed by one of our podiatrists. They may well have a very treatable issue and could be back on the sports field in no time! Call us on 07 3230 6326 or book online.