iam 18 and might have osgood schlatter, what should i do?

Answer 1

Deep tissue/sports massage. Surgery should be last resort.

Answer 2

Osgood Schlatter is not as uncommon as one might think. I am a certified massage therepist and have come across this type of ailment on several occasions. Basically what it means is that your leg bones have grown faster than the norm and your quadricep muscles of the legs are used more vigorously. Some of the ways to relieve the pain caused may be the following:
Heat the knee with hot packs before using your legs extensively, ie before going for a walk or athletic activity, then ice them afterward.
Stretches to reduce the tension in the quadriceps should be performed several times a day to keep the muscles as loose as possible.
A brace can also be benificial.
In rare cases surgery may require bits of tibia that have been pulled off by the muscle to be removed.
In my professional opinion, be sure you are diagnosed with it before you act, it doesn't sound like you know for sure. Secondly, massage those legs from the hip all the way down to your toes. It's all interconnected and loosening up the whole leg will most likely offer you the best pain relief.
Hope it works out well for you.

Answer 3

osgood schlatter typically affects younger teens during growth spurts.. The tendons take longer to stretch than the bones grow – causing pain… so first get a knee x-ray to make sure the pain isn't caused by something else...

if it is osgood schlatter try conservative treatment first.

- Rest the knee from the painful activity.
- Ice the affected area for 20 minutes, 3 times a day.
- Compress the painful area with an elastic bandage.
- Elevate the leg.

When returning to activities ice should be applied after exercise to prevent pain and swelling. Remember, The tendons will stretch in time and stop being painful, so surgery is not usually necessary.

Answer 4

See your family MD or better yet, a MD who specializes in sports medicine. a good site may be WebMD.com to start with but nothing substitutes a real life person evaluating you and deciding if this really is Osgood Schlatter's.

Answer 5

If you practice a lot of sports, you will have to be calm for like 6 months, no running or weights.
Also try putting some hot towel on your knee every night.
I didn't followed the instructions and I had a surgery, but it was a relief getting it out. My muscle now is adhered to the bone directly it feels better.

Answer 6

It is a common, transient, short-term disorder, also called an overuse condition, that usually requires only rest and restraint from further strenuous activity for a relatively short period of time before it heals itself.

Characterized by tiny, microfractures of the bony bump in the lower leg bone (tibia) where the ligament from the kneecap (patella) is inserted into the tibia. The bump is known as the tibial tubercle. It is a disorder of the early teens, especially during a growth spurt, more likely to affect young men than young women, especially athletes of either sex who are active in games requiring substantial running and/or jumping.

Answer 7

Most boys and some girls get that in their teens . Usually when the body is going through a growth spurt and adapting to it . It's not a big deal at all . Just live with it like 100's of millions of other Americans have .

Answer 8

Osgood-Schlatter is more found in younger teens. However, for older teens to get it is not unheard of.

Answer 9

live on the first floor.

Relief of symptoms occurs with rest or restriction of activities. Anti - inflammitory medications like motrin help. It should go away eventually.

Answer 10

Can you describe the symptoms it migth be a case of runners knee (Patellar tendinitis), and that is treatable.