What Is Osgood Schlatters Disease?

The way some muscles attaches into the growth plates of your bones can cause problems if you are doing a lot of sport involving jumping and running, which is why a lot of girls and boys who dance or do athletics get issue with their knees. This happens especially around periods of growth when the growth plates are more active.

If you have pain below the knee cap, and you think it may be the growth plates, it may be a syndrome called Osgood Schlatters Disease. This is not really a ‘disease’ but is just named after the guy who discovered it.

The tendon that attaches the patella (knee cap) to the tibia (shin bone) is called the patella tendon. The tendon attaches to your tibia right on the growth plate. The muscles of the front of the thigh (quadriceps) attach into the top of the patella which acts as a pulley to allow you to straighten your leg without the muscle rubbing over the edges of the bone. If you bend and straighten the knee many times, the constant pulling on the growth plate can aggravate it and you can get quite a bit of pain.

Things you can do to reduce the amount of pain and pulling include …

Gentle stretching of the Quadriceps Strengthening your buttock muscles to reduce the load on the Quads Taping techniques to redistribute the load going through the tendon Strengthening other muscles around the hips so not as much strain goes through your knees. Icing the tendon after exercise, on a gentle stretch, to reduce the inflammation.

If you are having more random pains, more at night, and the pain is above the knee joint, it may be purely action at the growth plate of your femur (long thigh bone). Make sure that when it has been a little sore you do not do too much jumping or strong stretching. Keep the muscles around the area relaxed with gentle stretching, and heat may help relieve the pain by bringing more blood to the area. Use Rest, Ice, Compression, and Elevation to settle any sudden increases in pain.

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What’s Osgood Schlatters Disease? Just how some muscles connects into the growth plates of one’s bones may cause problems if you’re carrying out a lot of game involving jumping and running, which is why a of women and boys who dance or do athletics get trouble with their knees. This occurs especially around periods of growth once the growth plates are more active.

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Gerald McRath, a linebacker for the Titans who had missed some playing time at the close of last season in part due to knee pain, is set for surgery to repair the partially torn left patellar tendon that has continued to hamper him.

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Image credits:
English: “Plain films demonstrate irregularities at the articular surface of the lateral aspects of the medial femoral condyles bilaterally, suggestive of possible osteochondritis dissecans.” From the case data of a 9-year-old boy with bilateral knee pain. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
English: “Sagittal and coronal T1 and T2 images demonstrate linear low T1, high T2 signal at the articular surfaces of the lateral aspects of the medial femoral condyles bilaterally, corresponding to the radiographs, confirming the presence of bilateral osteochondritis dissecans, with diffuse increase in T2 signal at the medial femoral condyles, indicating marrow edema.” From the case of a 9-year-old buy with bilateral knee pain. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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