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- Title
Conservative Treatment of Sever's Disease: A Systematic Review.
- Authors
Hernandez-Lucas, Pablo; Leirós-Rodríguez, Raquel; García-Liñeira, Jesús; Diez-Buil, Helena
- Abstract
Background: Sever's disease, or calcaneal apophysitis, stands as the most prevalent cause of heel pain in children, often linked to sports like soccer, Australian football, and basketball. While various therapies are documented in the scientific literature, the standard choice is conservative treatment. Thus, the objective of this research was to assess the effectiveness of diverse conservative methods and techniques in alleviating Sever's disease symptoms. Methods: Systematic searches were conducted in October 2023 in PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, SportDiscus, and PEDro, using terms like Osteochondritis, Osteochondrosis, Apophysitis, Sever's disease, Calcaneus, Adolescent, Child, and Childhood. The PEDro scale gauged methodological quality, and the Cochrane Risk of Bias tool evaluated the risk of bias. Results: Eight randomized controlled studies were included, featuring commonly used treatments such as insoles, therapeutic exercises, Kinesio taping, and foot orthoses. The methodological quality was generally good, with an average PEDro score of 6.75 points. Regarding bias, four articles had low risk, three had high risk, and one had some concern. Conclusions: Conservative treatment emerges as an effective option for alleviating symptoms associated with Sever's disease.
- Subjects
CONSERVATIVE treatment; TAPING &; strapping; FOOT orthoses; EXERCISE therapy; HEEL pain; PLANTAR fasciitis
- Publication
Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2024, Vol 13, Issue 5, p1391
- ISSN
2077-0383
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/jcm13051391