About Marni Pepper
Marni Pepper is a physiotherapist with over 15 years of experience in orthopedics treating children and adults. She graduated with honours from the University of Toronto’s four year physiotherapy program. For 10 years, Marni worked directly with orthopedic surgeons at the Canadian Knee Institute where they specialized in ACL and meniscal repairs, osteotomies, joint replacements and other post-surgical rehabilitation.
Parents are understandably concerned when their child has been given a diagnosis of Sever’s disease from their family doctor or pediatrician. Sever’s disease, also known as calcaneal apophysitis, is an inflammation of the heel’s growth plate. It is commonly seen…
