Lourdes Hentges

Foot Problems Database

Entries from 2015-05-01 to 1 month

Overpronation Problems

Overview When the ankles over-pronate, it throws everything out of alignment. The bones in the feet can actually shift over time, and the muscles and tendons in the leg and ankle will twist. This places repetitive stress on the ligaments, …

Does Severs Disease Necessitate Surgical Treatment?

Overview Sever's disease or calcaneal apophysitis, is the most common cause of heel pain in the growing athlete and is due to overuse and repetitive microtrauma of growth plates of the calcaneus in the heel. It occurs in children ages 7 to…