This apophysitis crap sucks. My dd is 9 years old, level 7 artistic, usag level 9 power tumbler, and usta advanced power tumbler. She started having heel pain around Valentines Day of this year (2013). Long story short, dd has been in and out of a boot and/or hard cast ever since. They started off with heel cups in the shoes and 2 weeks of rest. Then wen we went back and it was still flared up, he casted it. Two weeks later after non weight bearing, she was pain free....for about a week, then it came back. Took her back to dr, 4wks in a boot. It's "better" but not "better" so we did ice baths 3-4 x day. She was getting massages, physical therapy, kinesio taping. Feels better for a week or Two and then it's back to the dr. Two weeks in a cast. She was a hot mess all summer because she wanted to wear flip flops but the dr said "no". And the cycle continues. Here we are almost eight months later and she is far from 100%. She hasn't vaulted since Valentines day. She isn't able to work her roundoff tuck dismount on beam, or her back handspring series - basically nothing on beam that makes a landing noise. She hasn't done a flyaway in months. Hasn't been able to do much tumbling. When she's hurting, she doesn't tumble, but when she isn't hurting she is only allowed 10 passes and that's it. The only positive that has come of this is that her bar routine ROCKS.
I really don't want to have to take gymnastics or tumbling out of the picture.
Does anyone have a kid with chronic Sever's or apophysitis? What has worked for you?
This kid lives and breathes flipping and twisting. I just make her an appointment for some kind of electro therapy that the chiropractor wants to try on her.
I really don't want to have to take gymnastics or tumbling out of the picture.
Does anyone have a kid with chronic Sever's or apophysitis? What has worked for you?
This kid lives and breathes flipping and twisting. I just make her an appointment for some kind of electro therapy that the chiropractor wants to try on her.