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At my football match today, I was diagnosed by our coach who is also a GP that I have Osgood Schlatters Syndrome. This basically means that I've f:censored:d up my knee by being over active and growing. Bulls:censored:t.
Apparently it's a temporary thing which I'll only get during the teens. Did anyone else have this as a kid?
And is it going to carry on hurting as much as it does at the moment? :( :cry:
It's not all that bad TBH...
[small]My dad's already calling me 'Spazzy' :([/small]
Cheers,
LG.
Apparently it's a temporary thing which I'll only get during the teens. Did anyone else have this as a kid?
And is it going to carry on hurting as much as it does at the moment? :( :cry:
It's not all that bad TBH...
[small]My dad's already calling me 'Spazzy' :([/small]
Cheers,
LG.
Athletes who suffer from this growth related problem are susceptible, though not likely, to an avulsion fracture of the tibial tubercle. If the growth center has too much traction on it for too long a period of time the bone fails and a fracture results. Since the quad muscle is elastic, much like an extended spring, if the fracture occurs, the bone fragment will be displaced. Repairing this injury usually results in surgery. The surgical repair usually involves fixing the displaced bone with one or two screws. Surgery is then followed by four to six months of rehabilitation.
good luck
good luck
driftwood said:
Athletes who suffer from this growth related problem are susceptible, though not likely, to an avulsion fracture of the tibial tubercle. If the growth center has too much traction on it for too long a period of time the bone fails and a fracture results. Since the quad muscle is elastic, much like an extended spring, if the fracture occurs, the bone fragment will be displaced. Repairing this injury usually results in surgery. The surgical repair usually involves fixing the displaced bone with one or two screws. Surgery is then followed by four to six months of rehabilitation.
good luck
driftwood said:
Athletes who suffer from this growth related problem are susceptible, though not likely, to an avulsion fracture of the tibial tubercle. If the growth center has too much traction on it for too long a period of time the bone fails and a fracture results. Since the quad muscle is elastic, much like an extended spring, if the fracture occurs, the bone fragment will be displaced. Repairing this injury usually results in surgery. The surgical repair usually involves fixing the displaced bone with one or two screws. Surgery is then followed by four to six months of rehabilitation.
good luck
At least it's a decent off games excuse
Might use that one
Pies said:
www.kidskneepain.com/
Thanks Mr Pies.
website said:
The condition is caused by the powerful thigh muscles pulling on the attachment point of the patellar tendon on the tibial tuberosity
Powerful thigh muscles. Oh yeah.
[sniffsarrogantlyandstrutsfromtheroom]
lightningghost said:
At my football match today, I was diagnosed by our coach who is also a GP that I have Osgood Schlatters Syndrome. This basically means that I've f d up my knee by being over active and growing. Bulls
Apparently it's a temporary thing which I'll only get during the teens. Did anyone else have this as a kid?
And is it going to carry on hurting as much as it does at the moment?
It's not all that bad TBH...
My dad's already calling me 'Spazzy'
Cheers,
LG.
Two of the lads at the rugby club were diagnosed with that.Went away after a few months and they are both now playing as well as before.
I have it, from over doing it as a 14 year old. I was told it was a calcification at the bone ending as a result of too much exercise when the bone was growing. I have passed numerous medicals with it since, doesn't seem to bother even the stringent forces medical I had. Has left me with a boney lump on the front of my knee, which is no problem as I had already finished with my career as a male model.
The only problem it gives me is at the gym if I put too much weight on the 'squatting' type of exercise, when it can inflame and give a bit of pain, but have anti-inflams for that. Avoid the hammer strength leg press at all costs. My personal trainer did give me some exercises (leg extentions in the main) to strengthen the muscles around it but wanted me to do 45 minutes, 3 times a week for 3 months on top of my usual gym routines. Ain't happening, as I have a life beyond the gym.
As I have got older I have also avoided impact exercise (ie running) and replaced it with the chain exercise like rowing or the cross trainer.
I also tell people it was an injury picked up on my 1999 mission aboard the space shuttle.
The only problem it gives me is at the gym if I put too much weight on the 'squatting' type of exercise, when it can inflame and give a bit of pain, but have anti-inflams for that. Avoid the hammer strength leg press at all costs. My personal trainer did give me some exercises (leg extentions in the main) to strengthen the muscles around it but wanted me to do 45 minutes, 3 times a week for 3 months on top of my usual gym routines. Ain't happening, as I have a life beyond the gym.
As I have got older I have also avoided impact exercise (ie running) and replaced it with the chain exercise like rowing or the cross trainer.
I also tell people it was an injury picked up on my 1999 mission aboard the space shuttle.
I had it too - the first symptoms appeared when I was 13'ish.
Frequent trips to the Doctor resulted in 'it's just growing pain' / 'he'll grow out of it' / 'can't see any problem'
So I suffered with it for many years. It got to the point where my knee would sometimes give way under load. Forget kneeling down and I was in agony if my knee ever got knocked. Enough was enough, and I went to a knee specialist.
Went in for an op to remove a fragment of bone which had been floating around in there.
After six months or so, I was much better - even to the point that I could start playing Rugby again. There's still a bony lump on my knee but it's not sensitive at all now.
It is true to say that it will often remedy itself over time, but it persists, get it checked out by a specialist asap!
>> Edited by option click on Monday 5th September 09:25
Frequent trips to the Doctor resulted in 'it's just growing pain' / 'he'll grow out of it' / 'can't see any problem'
So I suffered with it for many years. It got to the point where my knee would sometimes give way under load. Forget kneeling down and I was in agony if my knee ever got knocked. Enough was enough, and I went to a knee specialist.
Went in for an op to remove a fragment of bone which had been floating around in there.
After six months or so, I was much better - even to the point that I could start playing Rugby again. There's still a bony lump on my knee but it's not sensitive at all now.
It is true to say that it will often remedy itself over time, but it persists, get it checked out by a specialist asap!
>> Edited by option click on Monday 5th September 09:25
How old are you LG?
>>Oops, just looked at your profile. You need to rest it until it settles and the gradually build up your exercise levels again. The more you aggravate it the longer it will last until you grow out of it.
And as people say you'll probably be left with a bony lump (which will be bigger the more you aggravate it) that can cause problems in the future. (Did I mention resting it)
>> Edited by mechsympathy on Monday 5th September 10:25
>>Oops, just looked at your profile. You need to rest it until it settles and the gradually build up your exercise levels again. The more you aggravate it the longer it will last until you grow out of it.
And as people say you'll probably be left with a bony lump (which will be bigger the more you aggravate it) that can cause problems in the future. (Did I mention resting it
) >> Edited by mechsympathy on Monday 5th September 10:25
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