Sever's injury: Treatment with insoles provides effective pain relief

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 819-823

  Perhamre, S ^a   Janson, S ^a,b   Norlin, R ^c   Klassbo M ^a  

^a Varmland County Council   (Sweden)

^b KARLSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Apophysitis calcanei; Calcaneus; Heel cup; Heel wedge; Insoles; Sever's injury

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; HEEL SPUR; HUMAN; MALE; ORTHOTICS; PAIN; SHOE; SWEDEN;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; HEEL SPUR; HUMANS; MALE; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; PAIN; SHOES; SWEDEN;

EID: 82455185158     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: 16000838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2010.01051.x     Document Type: Article

References (26)

1. Adams JC, Hamblen DL.The leg, ankle and foot. Outline of orthopaedics, 11th edn. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 1990, 433pp.
2. Brukner P, Khan K.Clinical sports medicine, 3rd edn. North Ryde NWT: McGraw-Hill, 2007, xxxix, 737pp.
3. Cyriax J. The foot. In: Cyriax J, ed. Textbook of orthopaedic medicine vol 1, diagnosis of soft tissue lesions, 8th edn. London: Bailliére Tindall, 1982: 435pp.
4. Engstrom L-M. Sports as a social marker [in Swedish]. Stockholm: HLS, 1999, 143pp.
5. Engstrom L-M. School - sports - health: studies of the subject sports and health, and young people's physical activity, physical capacity and health condition: basis, purposes and methods [in Swedish]. Stockholm: Idrottshogskolan, 2004.
6. Falk B, Tenenbaum G.The effectiveness of resistance training in children. A meta-analysis. Sports Med 1996: 22: 176-186.
7. Hanrahan SJ, Carlson TB.Game skills: a fun approach to learning sport skills. Champaign 2006: 175.
8. Hendrix CL. Calcaneal apophysitis (Sever disease). Clin Podiatr Med Surg 2005: 22: 55-62.
9. Ishikawa SN. Conditions of the calcaneus in skeletally immature patients. Foot Ankle Clin 2005: 10: 503-513.
10. Kasser JR. The foot - acquired conditions. In: Weinstein SL, Lovell WW, Winter RB, Morrissy RT, eds. Lovell and winter's pediatric orthopaedics 2, 6th edn. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2006: 1257-1329.
11. Kvist M, Kujala U, Heinonen O, Kolu T.Osgood Schlatter and Sever's disease in young athletes. Duodecim. 1984: 100: 142-150. [in Finnish].
12. Lindén C, Ahlborg H, Besjakov J, Gardsell P, Karlsson M.A school curriculum-based exercise program increases bone mineral accrual and bone size in prepubertal girls: two-year prospective data from the Pediatric Osteoporosis Prevention (POP) study. J Bone Miner Res 2006: 21: 829-835.
13. Lindén C, Alwis G, Ahlborg H, Gardsell P, Valdimarsson Ö, Stenevi-Lundgren S, Besjakov J, Karlsson M.Exercise, bone mass and bone size in prepubertal boys: one-year data from the pediatric osteoporosis prevention study. Scand J Med Sci Sports 2007: 17: 340-347.
14. Lutter LD. Sports related injuries. In: Drennan JC, ed. The child's foot and ankle. New York: Raven Press, 1992: 407-416.
15. Madden CC, Mellion MB.Sever's disease and other causes of heel pain in adolescents. Am Fam Physician 1996: 54: 1995-2000.
16. McKenzie DC, Taunton JE, Clement DB, Smart GW, McNicol KL.Calcaneal epiphysitis in adolescent athletes. Can J Appl Sport Sci 1981: 6: 123-125.
17. Micheli LJ, Ireland ML, Micheli LJ, Ireland ML.Prevention and management of calcaneal apophysitis in children: an overuse syndrome. J Pediatr Orthop 1987: 7: 34-38.
18. Neely G, Ljunggren G, Sylén C, Borg G.Comparison between the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) and the Category Ratio Scale (CR-10) for evaluation of leg exertion. Int J Sports Med 1992: 13: 133-136.
19. Ogden JA, Ganey TM, Hill JD, Jaakkola JI.Sever's injury: a stress fracture of the immature calcaneal metaphysis. J Pediatr Orthop 2004: 24: 488-492.
20. Orava S, Virtanen K.Osteochondroses in athletes. Br J Sports Med 1982: 16: 161-168.
21. Ozmun JC, Mikesky AE, Surburg PR.Neuromuscular adaptations following prepubescent strength training. Med Sci Sports Exerc 1994: 26: 510-514.
22. Peck DM. Apophyseal injuries in the young athlete. Am Fam Physician 1995: 51: 1891-1895.
23. Schwinghandl JK, Sudi B, Eibl B, Wallner S, Borkenstein M.Effects of an individualised training program during weight reduction on body composition. A randomised trial. Arch Dis Child 1999: 81: 426-428.
24. Staheli LT. Sports/foot and ankle. Fundamentals of pediatric orthopedics, 2nd edn. Philadelphia: Lippincott-Raven, 1998: 111-128.
25. Szames SE, Forman WM, Oster J, Eleff JC, Woodward P.Sever's disease and its relationship to equinus: a statistical analysis. Clin Podiatr Med Surg 1990: 7: 377-384.
26. Volpon JB, de Carvalho Filho G.Calcaneal apophysitis: a quantitative radiographic evaluation of the secondary ossification center. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg 2002: 122: 338-341.