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Chronic Heel Pain; Is it Baxter’s Nerve Entrapment?
Sufferers of chronic heel pain often are often diagnosed with Plantar fasciitis, however not all cases of heel pain are due to this. Other causes include nerve trapping, joint inflammation, stress fracture and Baxter’s nerve entrapment. In fact, Baxter’s nerve entrapment can cause up to 20% of cases of chronic heel pain.
CANCANEAL APOPHYSITIS (SEVER’S DISEASE)
This is painful inflammation of a child’s growth plate at the heel. Normally, this affects children between 8 – 14 years old as their calcaneus (heel bone) is still developing.
Sever’s Disease. Heel pain in children.
Essentially, it is an overuse injury at the time of growth.
Sports that ‘load’ the Achilles tendon and heel, such as running and jumping, are normally the culprits. Often a bout of Sever’s can become aggravated at the start of a season after a ‘rest’ period, or exercising on harder ground as it gets colder.
Cancaneal Apophysitis (Sever’s Disease)
Sever’s Disease in children; the cause and treatment.