Ketoprofen gel as an adjunct to physical therapist management of a child with Sever disease.
OBJECTIVE
Sever disease is the most common cause of heel pain in athletic children. The purpose of this case report is to describe the addition of ketoprofen gel to the physical therapy intervention of a child with Sever disease.


METHODS
The patient was an 8-year-old girl diagnosed with Sever disease. Physical therapy intervention consisted of 6 visits over a 3-week period with traditional interventions (including rest, discontinuation of activities that aggravate the condition, hot and cold packs, heel lifts, calf stretching, and strengthening) and the addition of ketoprofen gel to reduce local inflammation and relieve pain.


RESULTS
The patient demonstrated improvement in all outcome measures: pain rating, the Lower Extremity Functional Scale, strength, and range of motion.


CONCLUSIONS
The child had relief of pain and returned to activities after 18 days of intervention, which was 30 days less than reports of intervention in the literature that did not include the use of ketoprofen gel.
White
Robert L
RL
BenchMark Physical Therapy, 2550 Windy Hill Rd, Suite 208, Marietta, GA 30067, USA.
D000287:Administration, Topical; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D002111:Calcaneus; D002648:Child; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005782:Gels; D006801:Humans; D007660:Ketoprofen / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D059408:Pain Management; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D020127:Recovery of Function; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D005782:Gels; D007660:Ketoprofen