We went to Washington Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine. My now almost 13yo had Severs for about a year fairly consistently and badly. He’s now almost 13 and he still feels it occasionally but it’s tolerable and goes away totally for long periods. From the area you describe, it sounds like it could be Severs.

Does your son play sports? Mines a soccer player and the cleats make it worse.

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Anonymous wrote:Visit a podiatrist or orthopedist.

Or even a physical therapist.

Near the heel in the back or on the sole.

Not to sound silly, but are his shoes worn down? Fit correctly?

My 14 yo gets plantar fasciitis pain when sneakers need replacing!

Pain in the heel area at the back. Shoes are not worn out.

Our son had that... a little bit younger than your son. We took him back to the Shoe Train in bethesda, where they actually measure a kid's foot—they said his feet were wide and regular shoes were not giving him the support. Said it was extremely common. Found him with a wider pair of shoes and it stopped immediately.

We have to pay special attention to all this with his cleats in particular but it has really helped.

Try a good shoe store where someone knowledgable about fitting of shoes can help you—their feet are growing so quickly at that age, it's actually quite hard to get a good fitting shoe.

Has he taken any fluoroquinolone antibiotics lately?

OP here- was able to see an orthopedist. It is severs. Thanks for all your help and suggestions.

I’d start with PCP first