Is your child suffering from a foot injury? Children’s feet are different to that of adults. When they are young, their bones are still very soft and are therefore more easily affected by external factors that may result in abnormalities. Some signs of poor foot posture may include tripping, aching feet, aching legs, growing pains & […]
A tarsal coalition (also known as peroneal spastic flatfoot, calcaneonavicular bar, talocalcaneal bar, tarsal synostosis, or tarsal dysostosis) is an abnormal connection that develops between two bones in the back of the foot (the tarsal bones). This abnormal connection, which can be composed of bone, cartilage or fibrous tissue, may lead to limited motion and pain in one or both […]
An overlapping toe condition occurs when one of your toes, usually the big toe or pinky toe, extends over the adjacent toe. A similar condition, called an underlapping toe, develops when your toe extends under the adjacent toe. Any problems that cause pain or discomfort in the toes should be given prompt attention. Ignoring the […]
Foot, ankle and leg problems are often considered to be growing pains in children in the bone and muscles of the lower extremity. While in a small number of cases this might be true, in a majority of the cases the pains that plague these children and teenagers may be caused by lower extremity malalignment […]
Intoeing is when the feet turn inwards when walking. It is common in childhood and is usually outgrown. With intoeing, children might be prone to tripping, or look awkward when walking or running. There are three common causes of intoeing: 1) Metatarsus Adductus: also known as Metatarsus Varus, is a common foot deformity noted at birth that […]
Osgood-Schlatter Disease is a childhood repetitive-use injury that causes a painful lump below the kneecap. It is also known as apophysitis of the tibial tubercle. The condition is a very common cause of knee pain in children and young athletes usually between the ages of 10 and 16. A It occurs due to a period of rapid […]
Many adult foot problems have their origins in childhood. During the first year of a child’s life their feet grow rapidly, reaching almost half their adult size. By 12, a child’s foot is about 90 percent of its adult length. This is why podiatrists consider the early years to be the most important in the […]
What is Sever’s Disease? Sever’s Disease, otherwise known as calcaneal apophysitis is an inflammation of the growth plate in the heel of growing children, typically adolescents. The condition presents as pain in the heel and is caused by repetitive stress to the heel and is thus particularly common in active children. Sever’s Disease or Calcaneal […]
What is Freiberg Disease? Freiberg Disease, also known as a Freiberg infraction, is a form of avascular necrosis in the metatarsal bone of the foot. The condition generally develops in the second metatarsal, but can occur in any metatarsal. Physical stress causes multiple tiny fractures where the middle of the metatarsal meets the growth plate. Frieberg […]
What is Kohler’s Disease? Kohler’s Disease is a spontaneous loss of blood supply to a bone in the foot called the Navicular bone. Dr. Kohler described it in 1908. The spontaneous loss of blood supply to a bone is called osteochondrosis. In later years Dr. Kohler was also associated with another osteochondrosis of the foot known […]
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