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My sons pediatrian diagnosed him with Severs Disease. We have been icing it and doing some stretches at home. He is on travel ball for baseball and on the regular little league team. His most pain seems to be when he runs, or gets up from sitting or when he wakes up in the morning. I read all about this and don't know if there is anything else we can do. I read something that taking Oscon has helped many kids with Severs Disease. Is this true. Also, I am going to take him to an ortho and one office said they would be aggressive and mobilize it? Is that normal for kids with Severs Disease to cast it?

Hi,
I do not know what Oscon is, but immobilizing the heel can be very helpful if the child has pain with all other therapies.
What I find works well in more severe cases is to tape the heel in a basketweave fashion and that seems to stabilize the heel bone. A podiatrist would know how to do this type of taping.
Marc Mitnick DPM

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Oct 04, 2010
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by: Dennis

My daughter plays soccer year around and when she was 9 started getting heel pain that was threatening to keep he sidelined and certainly kept her from training the way she wanted. After a trip to the Dr and a full set of exrays we got the standard Severe's speech. After 2 weeks of streches and a night boot there was very little improvement. I found the Oscon online and took it to the Dr to be checked out (not into giving my daugthter random vits) and he said it was worthless but shouldn't hurt her. Well 3 days later she was feeling a LOT better and 2 weeks later she was back to her own self.

The following year she got the knee pain and after a full set of xrays we were told it was OS. We instantly went back to the OSCON but didn't get the same result. It seems to help and allow her to keep playing but its been a year now and its not going away. Here is to hoping she grows out of it soon but thanks OSCON for making it at least bearable in the meantime.

Aug 05, 2009
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by: Anonymous

I must admit that I was a bit hesitant to try Oscon but I was at my wits end with my son's heel pain. He has been plagued with Severs on and off for 3 years now (12 year old soccer player). One week of Oscon, his pain was substantially subsided, by 2 1/2 weeks, his pain is totally gone. He has been playing futsal on a cement court in addition to outdoor soccer and has no pain at all! I am now placing my order for his second bottle along with orders for 2 other teammates.
Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Sue A., Holiday, Florida

Thank you so much Gary.

I was really skeptical yet desperate to find something for our daughter's severs. She was limping almost every day. She had hurt it fencing almost 3 months ago and by August, the Dr. had told us she had Sever's. She was in a lot of pain and resting didn't seem to help. She's been taking it for the last 2 1/2 weeks along with wearing the heel cups and the symptoms have definitely been alleviated; she hasn't been limping, and on a whole, a much happier girl. (Now all I need is to have you make a chewable form! She's not the best with swallowing vitamins.

:-) (Comment: The liquid contents in Oscon may be mixed with foods!)

Thank you once again!
From a very appreciative family,

Kim, Valley Center, California.,

Hi Gary

Our son was diagnosed with Severs in the middle of the Basketball and Football season last year, he was 12 at the time and incredibly active. Aside from that he had had a huge growth spurt and was growing before our eyes. I found out about Oscon on the internet and decided to give it a go. Our son took the supplement and combined with massage and stretching noticed a reduction in pain in about 2 weeks. He is not someone who would miss out on his sport so he continued to play just as hard as before, and completed the season without missing a beat.

This year he is having knee pain and has been told it could be Osgood-Schlatters, so we thought we would get on to the Oscon straight away. He has Grand Finals in both Football and Basketball coming up over the next few weeks and is in the middle of Athletics training. I am hoping the Oscon will be just as successful in treating the knee pain as it was his heel pain. Will keep you posted.
Thank You

Mary L., Perth, Western Australia

I have 120 pages of similar reports from users of Oscon.
Gary Nelson, Biochemist, Pediatric Sports Therapy

Aug 04, 2009
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Sever's
by: Julie in Colorado

My son, who is 11 and plays competitive soccer, also seems to be suffering from Sever's "disease." I have purchased heel cups for his shoes and cleats, which seems to be relieving much of the pain but not all. He is also icing and stretching throughout the day. I am also wondering about the efficacy of OSCON, as I am concerned that his condition may only worsen as the fall soccer season continues. I'd be interested in hearing anybody's stories related to Sever's Disease. Thanks!

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