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Sever’s Disease/Calcaneal Apophysitis – how do I choose the right shoes for kids?

November 7, 2024

We are revisiting this episode of the NK Active podcast as it is quite relevant at this time of year, when getting kids ready to go back to school after the summer break.

We discuss children’s footwear. One of the most common complaints we see in clinic for children presenting with heel pain is something known as Severs disease or calcaneus apophysitis.

Shoe shops will tend to get really busy now as parents rush to get their children new shoes in readiness for the new school term. And with this rush to buy our children new shoes, we thought we would take the opportunity to discuss children’s footwear and how to ensure we are choosing the right footwear for our kids.

We hope you enjoy this episode of our podcast…

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Watch the podcast: • Severs Disease | How do I choose the … Read the blog: https://nkactive.wpenginepowered.com/2022/09/09/sev%E2%80%A6

Thanks for watching and always #MoveForward Nick and the NK Active team…

PS Thanks for watching: Severs Disease | How do I choose the right shoes for kids?

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