severs

Hi, it's been a long time since I've pocked my head in here! I haven't even lurked...I missed it! I had a questions and thought of you'all first! My daughter has severs and the podiatrist offered shots if nothing else seems to be working. . . nothing else seems to be working. Has anyone...

We have an 8yr old gymnast with Severs - She has had 1 complete month off - didn't even come in for conditioning because she was too tempted to do gymnastics!) and prior to that she was only doing what didn't hurt and conditioning. She is wearing heel cups and has her own ice pack which she...

Ok, I"m not seeking medical advice here. But have any of you seen severs disease in a child who isn't yet 7? If so, is this a child who practices long hours or as few as 4 hours a week?

I just bought the cheetah cup for my DD who has severs. It only affects one of her feet so I only ordered one heel cup but then I got to thinking is it going to hard to wear only one. If she is standing are her feet going to be a the same height? How hard is it to get used to tumbling and...

I was reading about this in the coaches forum. My daughter was diagnosised with this in the fall. When I took her to the sports medicine doctor he said she can tumble all she wants that it won.t cause any damage but in the coaches section I saw something about a modified training plan. She...

I have a very talented 9 year old gymnast who was diagnosed with Severs Disease this summer. I don't doubt that she has it, but I find it frusrating and confusing that most days she can handle practice with out heel cups or tape and some days she can't do anything. My question is if any other...

I had a meeting with my daughter's head coach last night to discuss her progress etc. I mentioned some discomfort my daughter's been experiencing in her heels. She said it's Sever's and it pretty much goes with the sport. Has anyone else got any info. I've read up on it, but would love to...

I had a meeting with my daughter's head coach last night to discuss her progress etc. I mentioned some discomfort my daughter's been experiencing in her heels. She said it's Sever's and it pretty much goes with the sport. Has anyone else got any info. I've read up on it, but would love to...