Heel Pain in Kids

Heel pain in children can have many causes, including: 

• Severs Disease  (or, growth plate inflammation)
• Achilles Tendinopathy (Achilles tendonitis)
• Insertional Achilles Tendinopathy
• Plantar Fasciitis
• Retrocalcaneal Bursitis
• Juvenile Ankylosing Spondylitis
• Fat pad contusion or trauma
• Haglunds deformity or bursitis
• Calcaneal stress fracture