Parents age for Sever's?

[mommyof1]

PT says my 9-year-old has Sever's, but her coach thinks she is awfully young for it. It sounds logical to me because her feet have been growing more quickly lately, but I am not a medical professional. Is Sever's common at this age, or does it usually crop up later on?

 

[gymbeam]

10 seems the age of the few girls i know who had it so 9 seems like its not really that far from average.

 

[LTB~Mom]

I agree - seems to pop up around 10/11 years old, so could very well start around 9 if she's having a growth spurt.

 

[Tuppy]

I didn't realize there was a young. My daughter has had diagnosed Severs I believe since 6 or 7. (It was our first competing season.) Ours can be one foot, both feet, and hang on for a season at a time. You can check with your doctor for a confirmation. We went to a specialist at one point who confirmed.

 

[Deleted member 18037]

Where did the coach get his/her medical training? Just sayin.

 

[sewgood]

My daughter was diagnosed at age 9. She is now 11 and still struggles with it. Get the X Brace... it helps immensely! She also has Osg00d-Schlatters in her knees.

 

[mommyof1]

My daughter was diagnosed at age 9. She is now 11 and still struggles with it. Get the X Brace... it helps immensely! She also has Osg00d-Schlatters in her knees.

She has the x-brace and the Cheetah cups with the neoprene sleeve. And a week off from impact. She is hoping this means she gets to do extra bar rotations.

 

[mommyof1]

Where did the coach get his/her medical training? Just sayin.

Actually several of them are various types of medical professionals, but not this particular one.

 

[munchkin3]

Mommyof1 we are in the same boat......she is off tumbling this week and doing some exercises with the bungee.....cheetah heel sleeve, lifts in the sneakers, icing as many times as I can get her to......I HOPE this helps!!!!!

 

[mommyof1]

Mommyof1 we are in the same boat......she is off tumbling this week and doing some exercises with the bungee.....cheetah heel sleeve, lifts in the sneakers, icing as many times as I can get her to......I HOPE this helps!!!!!

Good luck! Tinker Bell is mad at me because I am making her wear her running shoes all the time and won't let her wear her new Chucks. This seems like the kind of thing that is bound to drive kids and coaches crazy as it recurs.

 

[sewgood]

Also, as if this sport isn't expensive enough, get them really good athletic shoes. Brooks, Saucony, Mizuno, etc. Go to a store that specializes in shoes, not like a Kohls or Walmart, and have her properly measured and fitted. I'm actually even considering getting my daughter orthotic inserts, too.

 

[caligymdad]

My eight year old has it. We just purchased the X brace and are doing the therapy treatment recommended in his book.

 

[Mommyo2az]

My daughter is 9 and was just diagnosed with severs. She is wearing gel heel cups in her shoes daily, coaches tape heel cup to her heel for practice (they prefer this to cheetah cups) and she ices 20 minutes nightly! Coach suggested an ice pack on the heel wrapped with a damp ace bandage. All of this has helped her pain immensely!

 

[wrzos]

My daughter first experienced symptoms that were diagnosed as Sever's at just 8. Then they were a bit better for a while (or she was just out of the gym for 3 months with another injury and it rested! LOL) but now she is having pain again at almost 10...

 

[B.Gold]

This is my 13 year old's first season in three years severs free. And just when I thought it would never end. (heel click, and finger's crossed ) there is hope!!

 

[MAcastsalot]

My just turned 8yo DD is going through the same thing! She has an appointment next week with a specialist, but the pediatrician thought it seemed like Sever's. She had a huge growth spurt over the summer and her feet got huge, so it makes sense. Good luck to everyone else dealing with this!

 

[SurpriseGymMom]

DD has Severs but she was diagnosed at age 11 (she's 12 now). She's a late bloomer though, hasn't hit her growth spurt yet...

 

[mommyof1]

DD has Severs but she was diagnosed at age 11 (she's 12 now). She's a late bloomer though, hasn't hit her growth spurt yet...

Mine is going to be a late bloomer too, which I assume means that she has a very long wait before those growth plates close.

Next question--is it pronounced with a short "e" or long "e"? I have heard it both ways.

 

[GymCMLA]

it is must more related to how close to puberty age than chronological age as it affect growth plates/aphophysis locations. If you think about when that area is the "biggest"/most active, it is in the years leading up the the big spurt during the peripubertal phase. So Sever's is often seen a bit later in boys than girls and there is a huge range of normal for both puberty and the peak of apophysitis incidence. SO 8-9 isn't too young at all in a girl and TBH I see a lot in the 9 yo boy population who are playing cleated sports (soccer, football etc). We use the nxtmile insert in DS's tennis shoes.

 

[rsm]

DD has it at age 10. We have had girls starting around age 9, 10 or 11 with it, so 9 isn't unheard of in our gym. 10 is probably the typical age when we see it starting.