Why is My Child Limping: A Guide To Children’s Heel Pain

2016-02-27T17:55:41+00:00

Pediatric heel pain is a common occurrence because a child’s feet are constantly growing. The bones in the foot of a child between the ages of 8 and 14 grow faster than the tendons, and the calcaneus, or heel bone, doesn’t fully develop until age 14. Until the calcaneus forms, new bone will grow in [...]