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Have Plantar Fasciitis. Have Lump On Hamstring, Not Sore Or Painful. Any Action To Be Taken?
Good morning. I am a practicing Osteopath in the UK and have seen a 10 year old boy presenting with bilateral foot pain which I have diagnosed as Plantar fasciitis - pain is only ever mild and is only ever felt for a short time after sport. However on his last visit his Mother highlighted a lump on his hamstring . On examination this was also bilateral and only evident when the hamstring was engaged in the first 20 degrees of knee flexion . The lump was the size of a golf ball and was over the distal aspect of the medial hamstring. On palpation no obvious lump could be felt and the muscle felt normal . Also the area is not painful or sore at any time. I don t feel it s serious and considered it to be an abnormal development of the muscle. However, I m checking to see if there is anything else I should be considering or any other action I should be taking. Thank you for your help
Your assessment sounds reasonable based on your clinical findings and the bilaterally of the condition however I would be extremely cautious in this age group with any soft tissue mass and so I would always recommend investigation with ultrasound and or and MRI scan.
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Have Plantar Fasciitis. Have Lump On Hamstring, Not Sore Or Painful. Any Action To Be Taken?
Your assessment sounds reasonable based on your clinical findings and the bilaterally of the condition however I would be extremely cautious in this age group with any soft tissue mass and so I would always recommend investigation with ultrasound and or and MRI scan.