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by Mr. Hipolito Stehr 10 min read

Heel Pain Differences Between Children and Adults

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When a child or teenager is suffering from heel pain, many parents (mistakenly) attribute it to plantar fasciitis, the most common form of heel pain in adults. Unfortunately, this assumption is almost always wrong. Children are much more likely to suffer from a condition called Sever’s disease, which is also called calcan…
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Approaching Ingrown Toenails

  • Here’s a subtler example: ingrown toenails. To begin, I’d like to tell you a personal story from my own childhood. You see, I used to get ingrown toenails a lot. After years of performing “surgery” on my own kitchen table, my mom finally took me to see a podiatrist when I was around 12 years old. He cut out the nail, and that helped … until it grew back, and the problem returned. It wasn’t u…
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Other Common Childhood Foot Conditions and Treatment Options

  • Many other foot and ankle conditions are associated with kids. This includes conditions that appear at a young age (or at birth), as well as those that are just especially common during childhood. Common childhood foot conditions and care options include: 1. Congenital deformities and gait abnormalities. Children often suffer from painful flat feet, especially flexible flat feet wh…
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Keep An Eye on Your Child’S Feet

  • Kids, unfortunately, don’t always know how to verbalize their discomfort. They may not think to tell you if something hurts—or they may even avoid telling you if they think it’ll earn them a trip to the doctor or time away from their favorite sport or activity. Take your child seriously if he or she complains about foot or ankle pain. Watch your child closely as well. Kids are natural athletes, a…
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