Heel pain in children can be due to a variety of reasons such as growing pains, muscle strain, and traumatic pain.
1. Growing pains: In the process of children’s growth and development, if the growth is too fast in a short period of time, the body is prone to growing pains. Under normal circumstances, reasonable rest and localized hot compresses can effectively relieve pain, for the growth period of children parents should pay attention to timely supplementation of calcium.
2. Muscle strain: If children in a short period of time in a large amount of sports, the heel in excessive exercise may appear obvious pain. Generally need to make the muscle get enough rest, can use hot water foot soak to reduce fatigue, usually pay attention to wear comfortable shoes for sports, and minimize excessive activities.
3. Traumatic pain: In addition, trauma can also cause heel pain, such as sprains, bruises are prone to traumatic pain. Traumatic pain usually needs to go to the hospital for treatment, in most cases need to X-ray examination, mainly used to confirm whether the bone is injured.
If a child’s heel pain is very serious, or has affected normal walking, parents are advised to take their child to a regular hospital in time to avoid delay or aggravation of the condition.