My 10 year old has just been diagnosed with this today. The orthopedic surgeon said he can still play basketball but we need to make sure he is resting and taking it easy and recommend the stretching. Will try the medical tape for support. He is on a traveling basketball team and plays in tournaments and absolutely loves the sport would hate for him to not be able to play. Thank you so much for the video!

@physiorehab

Жыл бұрын

Work on the calf raises as a priority

Cheers mate well explained and really needed this

Brilliant information this. The tape job has worked a treat for reducing pain and we've started the iso holds. Very few other sources about Severs are so upbeat and positive about it- it really helps to hear your no bs approach and your reassurance that pain doesn't mean lasting damage but rather required a nuanced moderated approach to sport and rest. Love it.

@physiorehab

Жыл бұрын

Great to hear!

@santiagomontiel800

Жыл бұрын

Question, what tape did you use? Adhesive or like stronger tape

@drnorton364

Жыл бұрын

@@santiagomontiel800 zinc oxide tape (normal non stretch medical tape). Very easy to get hold of online. Dont buy the cheapest, it wont be sticky enough. I used the 3.8cm width

My 12 yr old son has just been diagnosed with severs in his left heel from too much basketball. He was put in a soft cast for 9 days and he said the pain has gone so am now going to tape it and see if he can manage a basketball practise. thank you so much for this information!

@physiorehab

2 жыл бұрын

Pleasure! All the rehab work can be found in the rehab program: physiorehab.com/rehab-programs-achilles-injury-surgery-rehab

Hello thank you for this video, i have been suffering with severes for about 4 months now but i didnt know what was going on at first and its been an on and off problem. It has been keeping me from doing school sports and running. Now im just starting to realise what i have to do help the healing process and do some strenthing exercises

I’ve had severe’s for the last five months..thank you very much this cleared up a lot of things..looking to make a nice recovery.

@christopherminors3200

3 жыл бұрын

@@dy2a2 the pain level has lowered

@physiorehab

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it helps hope you do well

Thank you for that video, very clearly explained.

@physiorehab

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you found it useful!

Thanks, Great video, i like the tape idea. My 11yr old is a GK in Barcelona and has started to complain about his heels🤔. We will discuss with his Coach and physio. It’s so important for child athletes to get the right balance of practice, rest, Sleep and diet!!! Thanks

@physiorehab

3 ай бұрын

Good luck!

Very good video it has helped so much. I’m usually in absolute agony after my footy games

@physiorehab

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped!

Thank you so much for this video. My 12 year old son is dealing with this and is in constant pain. He's an active boy, and plays on a baseball team, so it's really affecting him. I hope these suggestions help.

@physiorehab

10 ай бұрын

Hope they do too! Remember it’s also about rest and recovery, many kids get it because the are playing too many sports at once or too much training without adequate recovery days

Great video. My 10 year old has been suffering in and off for two years and it’s been difficult to watch it affect his ability to play sports. Definitely going to try the taping method to see if it helps. These are easy, realistic options for parents to at least feel like they are offering some aid. Hope it helps a little!!

@physiorehab

2 жыл бұрын

Hope it helps him!

@johnlocke4715

2 жыл бұрын

@Kristopher Kelly I had it for many years as a child. Everyone’s different but let your son know I had it bad and that he will grow out of it like i did and it will make him stronger.

@BenKeeley-qx6pu

11 ай бұрын

Coming to this video a 14 year old just starting growth and a runner at a competitive level thanks for this

@seapeace3

5 ай бұрын

My son is 10 and has been dealing with it for over one year. May I ask if your son's pain has improved since your original post? Did the taping work back then?

Ive had Severs for 5 years. Ive tryed Therapy, Massage, Walking Cast, Etc. My growthplate has shifted back.

Thank you for posting , my Son is 9 and going thru this, ( I went thru this a little bit older 12-13 though there was no internet to learn about what was causing the pain. I had never heard of the term Sever's Disease. I used Solid Plastic heel cups and an Ace Bandage, to get me through. My question to you is how often to use the stretches, and should they be used before Practice and Games?

Had this from 7-12. Doctors/physios tried everything (even a cast for 6 months). Eventually just grew out of it: I still remember the pain slamming my heel on a metal pole during swimming training. Feel sorry for any kids with this.

@pumpsyt6885

2 жыл бұрын

Lol I was swimming the same thing happened to me and my heel still hurts rn.

@johnlocke4715

2 жыл бұрын

@@pumpsyt6885 ouch, i feel for you :’( do you have severs too? Make sure to drink lots of water, stretch it, ice bath it and rest with anti inflammatories.

@yukimodz9127

2 жыл бұрын

@@johnlocke4715 I’m 14 and I’m not sure whether I have this or insertional Achilles tendinitis. Sometimes I feel the pain at the heel or even just under the heel. SomeTIMES I feel not pain as such but discomfort even higher up but I feel like I’m thinking about the pain being there when it isnt

@johnlocke4715

2 жыл бұрын

@@yukimodz9127 you need to confirm with a doctor. My pain waa directly on my heel.

@Skrabbatt

2 жыл бұрын

still have it, started when i was 10. now im 15

Thank you for such a detailed explanation, its very helpful. Do you think a lack of stretching could have contributed to Sever's? I noticed that for some reason, my daughters soccer team at U10-U11 does almost no stretching as they say its not recommended anymore? We stretched every time we played in the 80's and 90's. I wonder if the lack of stretching is contributing to an increase in Sever's cases.

Very well explained...thank u.

@physiorehab

2 жыл бұрын

🙏

Thanks for posting. My 9 year old has been dealing with what we think is Sever's. He plays soccer 3-4 days a week and says that warm baths really help. we're going to try the taping and these stretching exercises as well.

Yikes. I watched 4 different videos and all four therapists taped completely different. Not sure what to do at all.

yea i have to run a mile every week and i've had it for 7 months. so idk what to do now, i didn't know what it was till a week ago when my uncle (physical therapist) checked it out

When playing football or going on runs after 5 minutes the heel/ankle both start to be in a lot of pain (in both legs) meaning I have to stop running however there is no inflammation and sometimes it just goes away 10-15 minutes later and this has been happening for 1-2 years

@physiorehab

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds like you need strengthening work. Have a look at the Achilles videos just posted and coming up

Hi Doc, I’m a 26 year old male, diagnosed with sever’s disease when I was 11. Suffer from heel pain still to this day, always when I’m on my feet for extended periods, and my feet do not hurt in the morning like most plantar fasciitis cases. They ache for several hours after work and being on my feet on the bottom of heel and sides, and standing on them for long periods hurts significantly worse than walking for long periods. Tried all kinds of insoles seen podiatrists etc, no heel spurs etc. What can I do from here? Going to try the taping technique and see if that helps but open to any options. Thanks!

@physiorehab

3 жыл бұрын

Hope it gets better!

how do you help your chld if they have to practice soccer 3 times a week, lots of massage and epsome salt soaks? We will start he tape.

I have had it for the last 4 years I'm now 15 and I had to stop all sports because i can't run and still not gone just need to hope it goes

@physiorehab

3 жыл бұрын

Hope you get over it soon!

Just a question. So ice for 48 hours then strap and move onto the strengthen exercises?

what tape did you use

Hi Tim, do you recommend taping for islelin disease?

Great explanation. Thanks for taking the time to do it. What type of type should we purchase? We are in the US

@physiorehab

5 ай бұрын

Head to shop.physiorehab.com for all the taping supplies - can be shipped direct to US

I just got diagnosed, wish me luck

@physiorehab

3 жыл бұрын

Good luck!

Anyone have any feedback on when to tape/when not to? Wondering if ok to tape before play or if it should be say at night. But great info here! Watched it with my 10y/o who is having symptoms so trying these tips as we wait for an appointment...

@physiorehab

6 ай бұрын

I had two kids in my sons soccer team last year that I taped for every game which helped out a lot

Im 16 and I’ve got severs, what should I do? just use this strapping shown in this video

I'm all for building tolerance to loading via calf raises, isometrically or isotonically. Absolutely agree we're dealing with an apophysitis as opposed to a tendinopathy, but wouldn't static stretching of the calf cause greater traction at the insertion and possibly exacerbate symptoms?

@physiorehab

Жыл бұрын

The calf stretching is for the calf not the Achilles. A calf will stretch first before the Achilles as It is a more contractile element. But yes we don’t try and “stretch out” the Achilles pain

@yukimodz9127

Жыл бұрын

@@physiorehab hello I’m 14 so I wonder if I may have this. I feel pain here at the heel but also it may go more above into the tendon. So does that mean I can’t have it? Or what do u think. I’m aware you can’t diagnose it online

@physiorehab

Жыл бұрын

@@yukimodz9127 best to work on the exercises to see if it improves and at the same time reduce the sporting / impact / running load for it to recover

@yukimodz9127

Жыл бұрын

@@physiorehab alright but do you know what it may be? I haven’t watched the video yet but what I do is eccentric heel drops 3x15 2x a day and I used to add weight but then I stopped. I will still check these exercises

@yukimodz9127

Жыл бұрын

@@physiorehab I just checked the video a bit and I saw the up on two, down on one exercise and yes that’s what I do. I also start to stretch my calves. But a wall stretch

Once doing a week of the isometric exercises, should you continue them each day in addition to the eccentric exercises?

@physiorehab

2 жыл бұрын

Yep keep up the isometrics for 3-4 weeka

Thanks man! I am 15 and had this pain in my left heel for a couple months about two years ago, then in my right heel last year for a while. It went away for a good amount of time, and yesterday is showed back up again in my right foot. I play a ton of high level sports and am running all the time. Thanjs for this video. So if I can push through the pain, will I injure it further or will there be Long term damage?

@physiorehab

3 жыл бұрын

Probably not it’s just the pain will stop you playing for some time if it gets too inflamed

@brynn_02405

2 жыл бұрын

Omg that’s weird because I had it a couple years ago in left foot now it’s here again in my right foot :(

Ive had it for 4 years. After many MRI, X-Rays, Therapy. Its not going away. I have been told i have a Bone Tumor. And also a Stress Reaction. I hate it.

@physiorehab

2 жыл бұрын

Perhaps have a look at the exercise in our Achilles program here: physiorehab.com/rehab-programs-achilles-injury-surgery-rehab

I have had this severs desiese for 4 years and it has worsened i have had to hugely cut down on my sport and is very frustrating . Is there anything for extreme cases?

Really helpful

@physiorehab

Жыл бұрын

😄

My daughter is 10 and playing sports including basketball 5 times a week. I’m assuming this is what she has and some days she says hurt more than others. It’s been 3 weeks. Im going to try the taping but now I’m worried because I see people here putting lasts for years😢

I have a really bed severed seaside it sucks

I started having heel pain about 2 weeks ago. I am a tumbler so I use my feet A TON. (Over use😂) it got to the point where I couldn’t even walk. (Yesterday) Now my parents decided to put me into a boot for 2 weeks (without tumbling) and they said that I could go back to tumbling after the two weeks. How does that sound.

@physiorehab

2 жыл бұрын

Ot might help settle. Then strengthening needs to follow

I’m 15 but I had this pain since I was 8 or 9 years old and it hurts so bad soccer season just started but I can’t even jog or kick a ball. I just want to know how long I have to do these stretches before it’s gone for good

@physiorehab

2 жыл бұрын

Usually age and time sorts it all out but keep up the strengthening work!

Can u have Severus on both

Hi from Athens, Greece! Sever is international... 🤥We found resently that my son has it so he stopped playing football. i would like to ask if you would recomend ANY other kind of sport that it would be suitable. Thanx!

@physiorehab

Жыл бұрын

It’s about load and rest not necessarily the sport. Swimming and cycling would be less aggravating though

My son has severs right now. The pain is horrible. He is limping and any slightest touch to the area of heel is screaming from pain... :(

@physiorehab

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe get him off to the Physio for some relief

@Grzegorz_Wiecek

2 жыл бұрын

@@physiorehab We are now in Physio. Taping, massage and energetic laser. We are going today to get specific heel cups mayde for him.

Hi¡ thanks a lot for this video, my 11 yearl old is going thru Severs for a year now and I'll try anything to help him ease his pain. What kind of tape are you using? and for how long he should be taped during the day? He is getting electro stimulation and ultra sound therapy 3 times a week and one anti inflamatory pill every day. I really appreciate your inputs¡ Cheers from Guadalajara México

@physiorehab

3 жыл бұрын

Rigid sports tape for heel and Kinesio Up the calf also helps

@quemice

3 жыл бұрын

@@physiorehab thanks a lot!

@johnlocke4715

3 жыл бұрын

@Quemice Sorry this is just personal experience but had severs from 7-12 on and off. Had electro therapy and ultra sound, unfortunately nothing really definitively worked I simply kind of grew out of it at 12. I do remember sinking my achilles in ice-cold water for 15 minutes on and off was effective. The pain is horrible I remember slamming the exact spot on the tendon swimming on some metal. Please let your son know he will grow out of it.

@quemice

3 жыл бұрын

@@johnlocke4715 thanks a lot for your response, I'll let him know about your experience

@quemice

9 ай бұрын

Update: it took 2 years of total rest, severs is gone now and he is back doing sports without pain. Cheers¡@@johnlocke4715

I’ve heel problems since 2nd grade I’m now in 6th grade should I be wearing a boot? I play softball and basketball and it got worse this year. I’m pretty sure it’s severs.

@physiorehab

3 жыл бұрын

Perhaps you need that assessed professionally?

Should you only put a heel raise on the heel that hurts? Or both?

@physiorehab

3 жыл бұрын

Both or your Pelvis will be on a slight angle

My son started going through this when he was 7 years old. He had PT when he was 7.5 years old. PT said he is a toe walker. He is currently 8 years, and loves soccer but has a very difficult time running because of the pain in both of his heels and lower legs. He has very recently started refusing to put his heels down when he walks. He also has flat feet which does not help matters. Any suggestions for soccer cleats and orthotics that will help him during practice and games?

@physiorehab

3 жыл бұрын

I suggest seeing a podiatrist in this case

@srortiz78

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Allison do you have any updates on your son ? my son has the same problem except for the the tow walker part , but his heels started hurting when he was about 8.5 years old not enough to stop him from playing soccer, but now that he turned 9.5 his heels hurt so bad during soccer practice and during games that he starts limping a lot, breaks my heart to see him like that because he loves soccer, he is perfectly fine when he is not playing soccer but I guess that the impact of running and kicking the ball is what aggravates his heels, I have taken him to a podiatrist before his heels started hurting this bad and he said that my son does have flat feet of which I already knew but I just wanted confirmation, he was given plastic inserts for his shoes, I will be taking my son back to the podiatrist in 2 days so that I can consult with him about my sons heel pain and get any recommendations so that my son can keep playing soccer.

@V3locityz_

2 жыл бұрын

HI -- my son is 11 and he is flat footed. We had to go to PT for 2 months, lay off sports for 2 weeks, followed by 6 weeks of restricted play. Son was prescribed a ton of stretching exercises to be done 3 to 4 times aweek, and strength training. We were told to ice after ever practice and game. That is how you are expected to manage until the growth ends-- like 17. Good luck! Basketball season is near for us. Also, he wore dr scholls orthopedics for 2 months...Now he wears heal cups-- that really helps. Doctor STRESSES THE EXERCISES!!!!

What kind of tape do you use?

@physiorehab

5 ай бұрын

Rigid strapping tape for the bottom of the heel. All taping we use can be found here: shop.physiorehab.com/collections/strapping-tape

I’m 11 years old and my feet hurt so bad I play football so if I can’t treat it fast I might get kicked out I can’t even run for 4 seconds with stoping because of the pain

@physiorehab

3 жыл бұрын

Good luck! I would try to see a physio and get taping to see if it helps

I have this diease rn!

I'm 11 and I've had this pain since I was 9, hurts so bad even though my foot is not doing anything.

@physiorehab

2 жыл бұрын

Hope it gets better with some calf raises

@pumpsyt6885

2 жыл бұрын

I got it wen I was 7 and I’m 11 it hurts so much

@Nxrvy

2 жыл бұрын

@@pumpsyt6885 my pain recently got way better, hope your gets better too

@yukimodz9127

2 жыл бұрын

@@Nxrvy may I ask if ur pain is directly on the heel. Mine is sort of but sometimes the pain is directly above too like slightly. The squeeze fest doesn’t really work either . So I’m not too sure if I have it

@Nxrvy

2 жыл бұрын

@@yukimodz9127 my pain was on my calcaneus bone, just a little bit below the part where there's the lines on your foot that bends

I am a 15 year old runner and I started having heel pain when I was about 13 , I have been to see physios and they didn’t know what it was however I am pretty sure that it is severs , it fits the description. It has been on and off for about 2 years now ( I am now 15), is this normal? Is it ok to still keep running with Severs, if you’re doing all of the exercises / icing?

@physiorehab

3 жыл бұрын

Yes it could be. It should pass but I would be seeking advice on correct load and rest programming for running and sport to have it settle consistently over the next 6 months

I have this But I don't know stop playing football or no Please help me help🙏 😢

My son's 10 and was just diagnosed... he's a football player and going to try taping it down with calf exercises to help! But my goodness if this is normal why call it a disease? 😑

@physiorehab

Жыл бұрын

Yes should be Called injury right?

My daughter has sever’s and she does gymnastics and she has had it since she was 7 and now she is 11 should it be going on this long?

@physiorehab

10 ай бұрын

Sounds like she needs strengthening of the Achilles. Did she ever stop the gymnastic load though

I have had this for 4 years, i kept playing sport, now i had to stop becuz it was so bad

@physiorehab

3 жыл бұрын

Shame - hope you get better

@zookia5014

3 жыл бұрын

@@physiorehab ty

This is good yall

@physiorehab

2 жыл бұрын

👍

What is the name of the tape ? Plz help

@jeanhaver69

3 жыл бұрын

It's generally called medical tape, but you can do research into it by looking up medical tapes for severs disease.

@physiorehab

3 жыл бұрын

Zinc oxide serrated edged sports tape

I am 13 had this pain from 11 years old

@physiorehab

3 жыл бұрын

It will get better with time. Managing load is key here

@redherbert0755

3 жыл бұрын

@@physiorehab thank you

My football trainer said I have this

Hi! I have had pain in my heel for about a year, I have tried exercises but I still feel it! Is there something I should do or bandage it?

@physiorehab

3 жыл бұрын

Um - where is the pain?

@lilsart5702

3 жыл бұрын

I have pain in my ankles and heels before I knew I had severs I did track my heels and ankles hurts so bad sometimes I can’t walk my parents won’t let me quit track and I have to run 5 miles every day what should I do

@physiorehab

3 жыл бұрын

@@lilsart5702 see a physio and get it taped perhaps

@charlifitzgerald3501

3 жыл бұрын

Sorry didn’t se your reply, thanks for replying! In the heel.

Can you play football while having this?

@physiorehab

3 жыл бұрын

It’s all dependent on pain levels

I have this 5 years straight beacuse i was doing a lot of football practice after 4 years i played again and then after some months it came up i have done everything stretching psychotherapy a lot of time ice in feet heel cups everything what im supposed to do to get rid of this can u help me?

@tasosvel6458

Жыл бұрын

+im 15 now i got it at 10

Cameraman - stop breathing!

Rip me I have this and Patella Tendonitis 🥲