This study is to learn more about braces that may help young athletes diagnosed with Sever's disease. Young athletes with this diagnosis who are seen by a Sports Medicine doctor will be asked it they want to be a part of the study. Patients who want to be in the study will be randomly assigned to wear one of two kinds of braces to treat their foot pain via randomization scheme independently created by a statistician. The subjects will be given the brace for free. The subjects will also answer survey questions about the brace when they first see the doctor, then at one, two, and three months after their first visit. Data collected in this study will help doctors gain a better understanding of how to treat young athletes who do sports without shoes who are diagnosed with Sever's disease.
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Changes in the Oxford Ankle Foot Questionnaire for Children (OxAFQ-C) Scores
Timeframe: Baseline and 3 months