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Diagnosing a Baxters Nerve Entrapment

This can be challenging and often mimic plantar fasciitis, and can actually be caused by plantar fasciitis . Baxters neuritis is an entrapment of a branch of the lateral plantar nerve that innervates the abductor digiti minimi muscle. Continue reading →

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Severs Disease

Severs disease is probably the most common problem that affects the heel bone in children. It has been likened to a stress fracture of the cartilage in the growth plate at the rear of the calcaneus. It is most common during the ages 10-14 years when the bone is actively growing Continue reading →

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Take an X-ray for Sever’s Disease?

It has never been recommended that an x-ray be taken for Sever’s Disease or Calcaneal apophysitis of the heel. The main reason is that it’s not detectable on x-ray. The appearance of the apophysis with or without Sever’s disease is the same, so it’s not much use Continue reading →

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Take an X-ray for Sever’s Disease?

It has never been recommended that an x-ray be taken for Sever’s Disease or Calcaneal apophysitis of the heel. The main reason is that it’s not detectable on x-ray. Continue reading →

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