No. … the Sever’s disease (calcaneal apophysitis) that affects kids does NOT come back later in adults.
Sever’s disease (calcaneal apophysitis) is an overuse problem that commonly occurs in child around the age of 10-14 years. The problem occurs in the growth plate at the back of the heel bone where the Achilles tendon attaches to the the heel. This growth plate is where growth occurs at in the heel bone, so it can be ‘strained’ if there is a lot of sports or other activity. By the mid-teenage years this growth plate merges with the rest of the heel bone. As this growth plate no longer exists, it is impossible for adults to get Sever’s disease as there is no growth plate there! It simply can not occur again in adults. There is no doubt about that.
Having said that, a number of adults do get told that they do have Sever’s disease. They have been told wrong. There are plenty of other causes of heel pain in adults and the heel pain could be any one of them, it is just not Sever’s disease.
