HEEL PAIN IN 6-14 YEAR OLDS IS A WARNING SIGN

Indoors and outdoors, youth athletes stay active year-round in competitive sports. For many of them, heel pain has become "just another part of the game." Foot and ankle surgeon, Shelly D. Sedberry, MS, DPM, advises that when a child complains of heel pain, it should be diagnosed promptly because it may be a warning sign of a serious foot problem.

 

Dr. Shelly Sedberry

 

Dr. Sedberry, a member of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons, says heel pain occurs frequently in children ages 6 to 14 as their feet grow and the heel bone develops. "As children become more active in sports, they increase their risk for growth-plate injuries and subsequent heel pain," says Sedberry. This is especially true at the back-to-school time when surgeons see an increase in middle and high school athletes experiencing heel pain with football and soccer seasons simultaneously underway.

 

Source: KOAM-TV News

Courtesy of Barry Block, editor of PM News.