Osgood-Schlatter’s Disease Treatment in Sinnamon Park

Osgood-Schlatter’s Disease (OSD) is a condition affecting adolescents where the area below the knee becomes inflamed. This condition occurs when adolescents are going through growth spurts and consequently pressure is added to the rapidly changing bones and muscles during sport.

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About the condition

What is Osgood-Schlatter’s Disease?

OSD is irritation and swelling of the growth plate at the top of the shinbone. Additionally, in OSD there may also be inflammation at the patellar tendon. This condition most commonly occurs during the pubertal growth spurt of children that play sports that require a lot of jumping and/or running.

During growth, bones grow from the ends, rather than the middle, and develop into cartilage before it matures into bone. Cartilage is not as strong as bones are, and the added stress of exercise can cause the growth plate to become painful.

Causes

What are the causes of Osgood-Schlatter’s Disease?

It is caused by the patellar tendon pulling on the growth plate at the shinbone.

During exercise, this movement happens repeatedly causing injury to the growth plate, thus, pain.

Symptoms

What are the symptoms?

Pain when straightening the knee
Pain when running or using stairs
Red and inflamed skin over the knee
Severe pain may lead to limping

Treatment

Treatment for OSD

Your physiotherapist may also recommend aknee braceor strapping to help relieve pressure on the affected area.

Reducing activities that cause pain
Personalised exercise program
Soft tissue mobilisation
Shockwave Therapy
Taping

Self care

What can I do at home?

There are several things you can do from home to help relieve the pain of OSD.

They include:

Resting the knee and limiting physical activity
Icing the inflamed area every 1-2 hours for 15-minutes
Anti-inflammatories if approved by a healthcare provider