• What is Sever condition?
• Who gets Sever condition?
• How is Sever condition treated?

What is Sever condition?

Sever condition is an inflammation of the growth plate of the bone at the back of the heel (apophysitis of the calcaneus). The inflammation of Sever condition is at the point where the Achilles tendon attaches.

Who gets Sever condition?

Sever condition occurs in adolescent or older children, particularly active boys. It can be very painful. It is one of those conditions commonly referred to as "growing pains." Patients are evaluated for signs of conditions that can mimic Sever condition, such as ankylosing spondylitis and other forms of arthritis. Usually Sever condition is self limited; that is, it disappears as the child ages.

How is Sever condition treated?

When the condition flares, it is treated with activity limitation, medication to reduce inflammation (such as ibuprofen or naproxen), shoe inserts, heel lifts, and sometimes casting when it becomes especially severe.

Author: William C. Shiel Jr., MD, FACP, FACR

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