About Sever’s
Sever’s Disease, also known as Calcaneal Apophysitis, is defined by a characteristic soreness and “tenderness” in the heels of growing children.
It usually originates in those growing children between the ages of 9 and 14 whose bone structure is not yet fully formed and calcified. If unresolved it can be painful, of long duration, and may possibly have permanent detrimental effects both on the bone, as well as being a frustrating source of pain in adolescence.
Currently there are over 25 million children in the susceptible age group in the United States.
With almost all of them engaging in some physical activity, hundreds of thousands of American boys and girls may contract Sever’s Disease every year. The condition is caused by the gastrocnemius muscle pulling on the attachment point of the Achilles tendon on the calcaneal tuberosity of the “heel bone”. The injury often is associated with running and jumping activities such as soccer, basketball, track and other sports. However it can occur suddenly in children who do not participate in organized sports. The condition is very similar to Osgood-Schlatter Disease, which occurs at the patellar tendon’s attachment point just below the kneecap on the tibial tuberosity. The author of this website suffered from Sever’s Disease in middle school. The initiating cause was jumping off exercise equipment while in a gym class. Many young athletes contract Sever’s while engaged in sports practices and competitions. Sever’s can literally be the “Achilles heel” of adolescent athletes.
If unresolved it can be painful, of long duration, and may possibly have permanent detrimental effects both on the bone, as well as being a frustrating source of pain in adolescence.
Treatment
Until now the only approved treatment for Severs Disease was anti-inflammatory drugs in conjunction with “RICE”. This stands for Rest, Ice, Compression and Elevation. Unfortunately, many times these alone may prove to be inadequate. The condition, osteochondrosis at the tendon’s attachment point on the Calcaneal tuberosity, may include microscopic bone chipping, inflammation and tears, and in the most extreme cases, separation of both cartilage and bone from the bone. However, based upon years of experience there is a novel new product called Oscon. It appears to work on a variety of levels to help treat the painful condition. The method of action appears to be in at least three areas. First is the proven biological effect of certain vitamin E isomers in interacting with free radicals such as ROS and lipid peroxyl radicals. The most biologically active of these is RRR-alpha-tocopherol. Next is an increase in glutathione peroxidase due to the increased presence of several organic selenium compounds in Oscon which the body readily absorbs. Finally, these two micronutrients appear to act synergistically to first reduce first free-radical activity at the injury site, and then counteract the resultant peroxide breakdown products. Recent research on this subject as taught at many University level Pharmacy Schools: The action of antioxidants and antioxidant vitamins. Improvement is almost always seen in less than a week! Please contact us about your own experiences with Oscon. We are confident that you will be as pleased as we were when we first discovered this product.
