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Heel Pain in Adolescents: A Pilot Study on the Effectiveness of Exercise Therapy and Activity Modification
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Exercise Therapy and Activity Modification for Sever's Disease and 3 related conditions. Completed, enrolled 13 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
Invesigators plan to conduct a 12-week longitudinal cohort study of 30 subjects with calcaneal apophysitis. Subjects will be included if they are between 7-17 years-old, have experienced an insidious onset of heel pain with running or jumping activities, and have no underlying diagnosis predisposing heel pain and no other injury that limits their ability to run and jump. Parents of subjects will be invited to participate by completing questionnaires related to their perspective of their child's symptoms, physical activity level, quality of life, and their satisfaction with the treatment protocol. Subjects will be asked to attend 4 monthly sessions consisting of evaluation and treatment.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
Daily lower leg strengthening exercises Therapy and pain-guided activity modification.