CONDITIONS

Growth-related injuries.

Clinician-written explainers and rehabilitation programmes for the most common reasons young athletes end up on the sidelines.

8–14 years

Sever's Disease

Heel pain in active children caused by inflammation of the growth plate at the back of the heel.

10–15 years

Painful bump just below the kneecap caused by traction on the growing shin bone.

10–14 years

Pain at the bottom of the kneecap where the patellar tendon attaches, a cousin of Osgood–Schlatter.

11–16 years

Lower back pain in young athletes linked to rapid growth, tight hips and high training loads.

12–17 years

Pain around or behind the kneecap in active teenagers - a load and control problem, not a growth-plate injury.