This causes the growth plate located at the tibial tuberosity to become aggravated and inflamed leading to pain and discomfort. When the tendon that runs from the patella (knee cap) to the tibial tuberosity (bump on the front of the shin bone just below the knee cap) pulls excessively. It commonly occurs in children from the ages of 10 to 15. Osgood Schlatters is pain around the front of the knee. Growing pains (which all children will experience) are often more severe in children with over-pronating feet, than in children with “normal” feet. At a young age these children may not experience any specific foot complaint, but later on they are likely to develop conditions such Children’s Heel Pain (Sever’s Disease), Children’s Knee pain (Osgood-Schlatters disease), general foot pain, ankle pain and/or aching legs. Over-pronation may cause the child to develop an abnormal gait pattern. If you draw an imaginary line from the tip of the ankle bone downwards to the ground and this line ends away from the foot, your child over-pronates and their feet need correcting (see example photo below). The more important question is whether your child displays any excess pronation or over-pronation, that is the rolling inward of the ankles and associated low or flat arch.Įxcess pronation is easily diagnosed. Arch height is not the main concern in young children. However, in a lot of children the foot remains flat, or only a very low arch is showing.
By the age of 4 to 5 you will see their arches starting to develop, by the age of 7 to 8 a normal arch should be visible. It should be noted that all small children have flat feet this is totally normal.
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