While injuries are unfortunately part of being an athlete, young athletes often encounter unique and age-specific injuries. The foot and ankle are common sources of these injuries. The most common ...

You see a 14-year-old boy who plays tennis and rugby. He has been asked to attend an elite rugby academy, which involves two extra training sessions per week on top of his school rugby and tennis ...

With children and teens under pressure to star on the playing field, sports injuries have become common. Here’s how to recognize and treat them. Roughly 30 million children and adolescents in the ...

This week we are going to discuss the topic of heel spurs or traction apophysitis of the heel/calcaneus bone. Traction apophysitis is a term for a spur that occurs at a tendon attachment as a result ...

Firstly it is referred to as Sever's Disease or Calcaneal Apophysitis. While I don't see it that often, it is something that exists. To be honest, I'd probably see more of it, if parents were more in ...

Within recent times, I have seen quite a few children more than usual. With the awareness of parents being heightened, they are now quicker to respond to issues, than before. A number of children are ...

It’s fall, which means a lot of children spend many hours running around in cleats. Soccer, field hockey, football, —whatever your sport of choice — wearing those spiky shoes often leads to heel pain.