I know there's lots of posts here on Sever's, but I'd like to get some opinions from different perspectives (parents, coaches, and gymnasts) on the topic.
How do you deal with Sever's Disease and training?
We took my daughter to the pediatric orthopedic doctor a couple of weeks ago. She was diagnosed with Sever's. the doctor gave her some heel cups to put in her shoes, told us that she could continue training as long as she could tolerate the pain, but we would need to ice bath her feet and calves 3 times a day. We followed those directions, plus, when dd was at gym, we would have her doing a modified workout to be careful not to aggravate her heels.
We went back to the doctor 1 week later for a recheck. She told him that her heels were still bothering her. The doctor consulted with the pediatric surgeon and them decided that dd should go into a short leg cast on BOTH feet for 10 days to ensure that she wasn't walking or putting any pressure on her heels. We were able to talk him into just one foot in a cast for the time being...but when we go back if the uncasted heel is still flared up, he will cast that one too.
Anyway, has anyone else had to have their kid's foot casted for sever's? We have had kids in our gym with severs, but never a kid who needed a cast. The dr just basically told us that it woul be the fastest way to get the swelling down and back to regular workouts.
Any input from anyone??
How do you deal with Sever's Disease and training?
We took my daughter to the pediatric orthopedic doctor a couple of weeks ago. She was diagnosed with Sever's. the doctor gave her some heel cups to put in her shoes, told us that she could continue training as long as she could tolerate the pain, but we would need to ice bath her feet and calves 3 times a day. We followed those directions, plus, when dd was at gym, we would have her doing a modified workout to be careful not to aggravate her heels.
We went back to the doctor 1 week later for a recheck. She told him that her heels were still bothering her. The doctor consulted with the pediatric surgeon and them decided that dd should go into a short leg cast on BOTH feet for 10 days to ensure that she wasn't walking or putting any pressure on her heels. We were able to talk him into just one foot in a cast for the time being...but when we go back if the uncasted heel is still flared up, he will cast that one too.
Anyway, has anyone else had to have their kid's foot casted for sever's? We have had kids in our gym with severs, but never a kid who needed a cast. The dr just basically told us that it woul be the fastest way to get the swelling down and back to regular workouts.
Any input from anyone??