Kelly Rottcher Biokinetics

Kelly Rottcher Biokinetics Individualised and structured rehabilitation- for anyone of any age and with any physical condition- aches and pains, injuries, chronic diseases-

06/02/2017

One of the most common therapy recommendations I make for children with motor delays (but is also great for all children), is to work on a vertical surface.

17/11/2016

The 'hip hitch' exercise is remarkably effective and simple when done well. However, it also has a couple of subtleties that need to be appreciated...

02/08/2016

classes have started again- max 4-5 in a class! Get in touch if interested :)
Weigh ins, body fat and measurements also done!

01/06/2016

Sports massage isn't just for athletes! It can help anyone of any age with just about any physical problem- muscle pains, spasms, sciatica, weak tired muscles, migraines.... give it a try!!

20/05/2016

Does your child complain of foot/ heel pain??? I have seen a few cases lately of this- and it can be helped!

Sever's disease, also called calcaneal apophysitis, is a painful bone disorder that results from inflammation (swelling) of the growth plate in the heel. A growth plate is an area at the end of a developing bone where cartilage cells change over time into bone cells. As this occurs, the growth plates expand and unite, which is how bones grow.

Sever's disease is a common cause of heel pain in growing kids, especially those who are physically active. It usually occurs during the growth spurt of adolescence, the approximately 2-year period in early puberty when kids grow most rapidly. This growth spurt can begin any time between the ages of 8 and 13 for girls and 10 and 15 for boys. Sever's disease rarely occurs in older teens because the back of the heel usually finishes growing by the age of 15, when the growth plate hardens and the growing bones fuse together into mature bone.

Sever's disease is similar to Osgood-Schlatter disease, a condition that affects the bones in the knees.

Possible Causes:
-pronated foot (a foot that rolls in at the ankle when walking), which causes tightness and twisting of the Achilles tendon, thus increasing its pull on the heel's growth plate
-flat or high arch, which affects the angle of the heel within the foot, causing tightness and shortening of the Achilles tendon
-short leg syndrome (one leg is shorter than the other), which causes the foot on the short leg to bend downward to reach the ground, pulling on the Achilles tendon
-overweight or obesity, which puts weight-related pressure on the growth plate

A child also may have these related problems:

-swelling and redness in the heel
-difficulty walking
-discomfort or stiffness in the feet upon awaking
-discomfort when the heel is squeezed on both sides
-an unusual walk, such as walking with a limp or on tiptoes to avoid putting pressure on the heel

Gross motor skill development in children- the cutest :)
20/05/2016

Gross motor skill development in children- the cutest :)

Kelly Rottcher Biokineticist Practice
20/05/2016

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