ok im 12 and ever since i was 4 on random days i would get these pains in my right knee. some i know are growing pains others i know wernt. so any way yesterday i went to a water park and on the way back my knee started hurting on the right side as usual. it only hurt if i bent it, and when i went to straighten it back out it would pop. now one day later it still hurts a little to bend but is much better. i do swim, bike and run.
Could i have Osgood-Schlatter desease?
i have a physical and shots schelduded for the 15 so could my doc look at my knee then. or will i have to make a separet appointment?
what if my knee stops hurting inbetween now and then? should i still go? because this has been a problem for a while on and off.
2007-08-09 04:04:04 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Injuries
Osgood-Schlatter disease is one of the most common causes of knee pain in young athletes. It causes swelling, pain and tenderness just below the knee, over the shin bone (also called the tibia). It occurs mostly in boys who are having a growth spurt during their pre-teen or teenage years. One or both knees may be affected.
It is believed that Osgood-Schlatter disease results from the pull of the large powerful muscles in the front of the thigh (called the quadriceps). The quadriceps join with the patellar tendons, which run through the knee and into the tibia, to connect the muscles to the knee. When the quadriceps contract, the patellar tendons can start to pull away from the shin bone, causing pain.
Osgood-Schlatter disease usually goes away with time. When your child stops growing, the pain and swelling should go away because the patellar tendons become much stronger. Only rarely does Osgood-Schlatter disease persist beyond the growing stage.
2007-08-09 04:25:40 · answer #1 · answered by Bob 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
From your description you do NOT have Osgood Schlatters...you would have pain just below your knee cap. You either have patellofemoral syndrome or illiotibial (IT) band tendinitis. You should keep the appointment with the doc even if you dont have any knee pain b/c you should get your physical and shots. If you are still having pain in the knee, dont assume that just b/c you write down on a form that you are having knee pain that the doctor will look at it. You should ask the doctor to look at your knee while he/she is in the room with you.
2007-08-09 04:54:43 · answer #2 · answered by Dennis R 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
From what you described you don't have osgood-schlatters. I had it when I was 13 (now alsmost 15). The pains for osgood-schlatters take place below your knee cap on the tendon and sometimes pains near the tibia. Ask your doctor about it. You may have joint problems or tendinitis.
2007-08-09 08:22:13 · answer #3 · answered by RIAN♥ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
osgood schlatter is more of a chronic disease.. the tibial tuberosity is on the front of the knee.. pretty much when you have a really big growth spurt, the muscles and the patella don't stretch right so a bump forms on the front of your knee.. if you have a bump on the front of your knee and you have gone through a recent growth spurt, then it is very likely you have that.. just see your dr.. they will be able to help!
2007-08-09 19:54:26 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know what that disease is. But, yes to keeping your appointment with your doctor and, yes do ask him about it on the 15th.
2007-08-09 04:20:36 · answer #5 · answered by Andee 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋