Severs Disease

Severs disease poses an interesting one for the barefoot runner. It only happens in youngsters up until the age of 14-15 years, so is only an issue for that age group and their parents. Severs disease is an overuse type injury to the cartilage growth plate at the back of the heel bone. The growth plate merges with the bone around the mid-teen years, so is a self limiting problem. It is more common in active kids who play a lot of sport on hard surfaces. So the hard surfaces play a role in

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