Osgood Schlatters Disease
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Ohhhh yes!
The actual condition does not extend past your late teens as it's caused by the tendon of the knee pulling at the soft bone of the lower leg (causing it to swell/hurt) In you late teens this bone hardens so can no longer be hurt by a yanking tendon.
However......my tale:
I had OS from 14/15 (about 1990ish - I'm 38 now) - Back then I had LOADS of pointless physio. The advice today is REST - complete immobilisation in some American cases. Back then, I just played (basketball) through.
In my early 20's the condition went from being a constant ache to being fine unless I did something explosive (like...er....basketball!) If I did, the next day the pain was BAD and took a few days to die down....all it took was a couple of jumps/sprints to have this affect.
Saw the GP on and off over the years and was always told the same - "no such thing as adult OS"......I was "treated" for tight hamstrings, pulled muscles, etc, etc - all pointless, so I gave up any impact sport (and went to 22 stone!)
Jan 2011 and I wanted to loose weight so joined a basketball club, sure enough - next day, I couldnt walk....went to the GP and told him it was screwing up my life (must had hit some sort of mental case/depresion quota) because he sent me off for physio - I knew that would not work but played along until they got bored. Now....all this time I'd been telling the GP/physio about reports I'd read of people (in the USA mainly) who had bone fragments literally ripped away from the bone in their teen years (if they hadnt rested) and these bone bits caused problems in later life) they all dismissed it as very unlikey to no way on earth.
Physio got bored of me so sent me to see Orthopedic surgeon - This was done at BUPA as the NHS guy was busy (still paid for by NHS) - The guy touched my knee for 3 seconds before asking for an MRI - which was done 2 mins later....within 10 mins of arriving I'm looking at this chaps PC screen with him shoing me this bone lump behind my tendon that was ripping into it every time I put high contact through the joint! 2 weeks later I'm in surgury, 1 month later the cast comes off, 2 months later the crutches go back!
That was 18 months ago - I lost 6 stone, have zero pain (no matter what I do) and, at 38, am in the best shape of my life. Knee was weak for a while (didnt feel it - i just knew my jump was lacking) but even that is back now and I can dunk a basketball - which I couldnt do for the 20 years before!
So - get to the GP and (if its bad) dont take no for an answer - get it MRI'd (or, find a place that does it cheap....google....and pay the £200 yourself)
The actual condition does not extend past your late teens as it's caused by the tendon of the knee pulling at the soft bone of the lower leg (causing it to swell/hurt) In you late teens this bone hardens so can no longer be hurt by a yanking tendon.
However......my tale:
I had OS from 14/15 (about 1990ish - I'm 38 now) - Back then I had LOADS of pointless physio. The advice today is REST - complete immobilisation in some American cases. Back then, I just played (basketball) through.
In my early 20's the condition went from being a constant ache to being fine unless I did something explosive (like...er....basketball!) If I did, the next day the pain was BAD and took a few days to die down....all it took was a couple of jumps/sprints to have this affect.
Saw the GP on and off over the years and was always told the same - "no such thing as adult OS"......I was "treated" for tight hamstrings, pulled muscles, etc, etc - all pointless, so I gave up any impact sport (and went to 22 stone!)
Jan 2011 and I wanted to loose weight so joined a basketball club, sure enough - next day, I couldnt walk....went to the GP and told him it was screwing up my life (must had hit some sort of mental case/depresion quota) because he sent me off for physio - I knew that would not work but played along until they got bored. Now....all this time I'd been telling the GP/physio about reports I'd read of people (in the USA mainly) who had bone fragments literally ripped away from the bone in their teen years (if they hadnt rested) and these bone bits caused problems in later life) they all dismissed it as very unlikey to no way on earth.
Physio got bored of me so sent me to see Orthopedic surgeon - This was done at BUPA as the NHS guy was busy (still paid for by NHS) - The guy touched my knee for 3 seconds before asking for an MRI - which was done 2 mins later....within 10 mins of arriving I'm looking at this chaps PC screen with him shoing me this bone lump behind my tendon that was ripping into it every time I put high contact through the joint! 2 weeks later I'm in surgury, 1 month later the cast comes off, 2 months later the crutches go back!
That was 18 months ago - I lost 6 stone, have zero pain (no matter what I do) and, at 38, am in the best shape of my life. Knee was weak for a while (didnt feel it - i just knew my jump was lacking) but even that is back now and I can dunk a basketball - which I couldnt do for the 20 years before!
So - get to the GP and (if its bad) dont take no for an answer - get it MRI'd (or, find a place that does it cheap....google....and pay the £200 yourself)
Interesting, I can't see my case being quite that serious
Never had it in my teens. First time I felt it was first pre season session this summer when they had us jumping on one leg over some plastic type hoops
I iced it and rested for 2-3 weeks, it went and I thought nothing more of it. Then just last week I was playing on a Sunday and it came back and at training last night it was the worst it has been, struggling to run. The last thing I want to do is pay £30-40 for a physio to just tell me to rest it and my doctor is generally a complete tool and I'd get more sense out of the guy in the corner shop than him.
Never had it in my teens. First time I felt it was first pre season session this summer when they had us jumping on one leg over some plastic type hoops
I iced it and rested for 2-3 weeks, it went and I thought nothing more of it. Then just last week I was playing on a Sunday and it came back and at training last night it was the worst it has been, struggling to run. The last thing I want to do is pay £30-40 for a physio to just tell me to rest it and my doctor is generally a complete tool and I'd get more sense out of the guy in the corner shop than him.
My younger bro had OS. I remember him going in for operations. He was 9-10 years old at the time, would have been late '80's. He recovered completely and never experienced problems later in life. He's now in a very successful band, spending a lot of time on stage (been touring for most of 2012), and is 100% fine.
I had this in my early teens, waaaay back in the early 80s, young man! I had physio a couple of times a week and it relieved a lot of the symptoms.
It didn't stop me doin my time trials cycling and motocross though!
(probably explains why, now I'm 42, I can't go running and leg extensions in the gym are painful... live and learn, sometimes!)
It didn't stop me doin my time trials cycling and motocross though!
(probably explains why, now I'm 42, I can't go running and leg extensions in the gym are painful... live and learn, sometimes!)
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