Guys, last week I shared a great video with you guys, well I thought it was a great video, about how to help your son or daughter with their painful heels, and in particular the three interventions or steps that you can take. Well now I’m going to share with you the 3 common mistakes we see with heel pain in kids, and how best to avoid it. Heel pain in kids it’s what we call a tractional issue. So where the Achilles attaches to the heel, what you get in kids, because their bone is nice and soft, is …

At this time of year kids have started preseason for soccer and football and kids are still playing basketball, netball and tennis. As a result we are seeing a number of children presenting to the clinic with pain in the back of their heel that can result in limping or hobbling off the pitch or court. Today I want to share with you three basic tips you can use to help your kids get over their heel pain and keep them doing the activity they love. 1. Footwear The thing we’re looking for in footwear is specifically what we term, …