Cheerleaders are prone to Sever’s disease with the amount of jumping and pounding their feet have to suffer through. It is amazing not all cheerleaders develop Sever’s. Sever’s disease is an inflammation of the growth plate in the heel. It is caused by activity such as jumping and pounding of the foot. There are many treatments for Sever’s disease one of which is to get into a quality shoe. What you look for in a cheerleading shoe for someone with Severs disease is cushioning in the heel to reduce the amount of force and stress a foot will feel during the jumping and pounding. Below I have listed some of the best shoes for cheerleaders with Sever’s disease:
Nike Youth Air Sideline Cheerleading Shoes– This shoe provides air padding right in the heel, which will decrease the amount of force that the growth plate in the heel feels during jumping.
But my favorite cheerleading shoes for kids with Severs disease are the ASIC gel cheerleading shoes. There gel technology is superior to Nike’s air technology in reducing force felt by kids during cheering. Any of the ASIC gel shoes are effective at this and I highly recommend for children with Sever’s disease