Children's & Adolescent Sports Injuries
If your child or teenager is limping, sore after sport, or complaining of pain in their heels, knees or hips, it's often a growth-related injury — common, manageable, and nothing to panic about. At Body Repair Clinic we assess and treat children's and adolescent sports and growth-related injuries with a friendly, reassuring approach, and give you and your child a clear plan to get them comfortable and back to the activities they love.
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Common growth-related injuries we treat
- Sever’s disease — heel pain, common in active 8–14 year olds
- Osgood-Schlatter disease — pain just below the kneecap in growing teens
- Sinding-Larsen-Johansson syndrome — pain at the bottom of the kneecap
- Hip apophysitis — hip and pelvis pain in active adolescents
- General overuse and growth-related aches from sport and rapid growth
Why these injuries happen
How we help
- A thorough, child-friendly assessment to confirm what’s going on
- A clear explanation for you and your child, with no jargon
- A simple plan: managing activity load, targeted exercises, and advice on training and footwear
- Reassurance and realistic timelines — and we’ll always flag if anything needs onward referral
When to get it checked
Frequently asked questions
Are these injuries serious?
Usually not — they're common and very manageable. But persistent pain should always be assessed.
Will my child have to stop sport completely?
Rarely. It's more often about adjusting their activity for a while than stopping altogether.
How long do they take to settle?
It varies with the condition and your child's growth — we'll give you a realistic picture at the assessment.
Do you treat children?
Yes — we treat children from 5 years old. A parent or guardian must accompany the child and stay for the appointment.
