Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Osgood schlatter disease??

The last month, I felt certain pain by my knees and they are still hurting. I did not suffer from any injury though. It is more prominent in the left but I have some in the right too.The pains are sharp but not permanent, I just have them a couple of times a day.

Background info:
I am a13 year old male(I turn 14 in this month). I am currently 5'7 1/2. When I was 12 I was 5'3 (dont know if this was a growth spurt). Small parents (5'7, 5'5) and tall realtives (male: 5'11 over female 5'8 over). I play basketball.

Do you think I reached my adult height?
How much do you think ill grow?
How long will it take for me to have my growth spurt?
How long does this disease last?
How much can you grow through that period of time?
How do you know if I have recovered (any signs symptoms)?
Can you grow after you've had osgood schlatter disease?
Answer:
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.

This problem becomes more noticeable during activities that require running, jumping or going up or down stairs. It's most common in young athletes who play football, soccer or basketball or are involved in gymnastics and ballet.

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.
First of all we can't assume it's Osgood-Schlatter disease unless you were told so by your doctor. My friend has it and she actually has a lump right under the knee cap. It's not very big. She experiences pain when she is active so like when she is running as fast as she can, it'll start to hurt. She's 14 and is 6' so I don't think you have anything to worry about. Usually you outgrow it as you finish growing. So if you're really worried about it, tell your parents, and ask them to see an orthopedist (actually you should see your normal doctor first and he'll tell you and your parents if you need to see an orthopedist or not) It's not a very big deal but it might limit you from doing certain things. Now that I think about it, the disease affects people with major growth spurts, and 5'3" to 5'7" is definately one. (I'm 15 and I'm 5'8" and two years before I was 5"6') Just see you're doctor, he will treat you, and you will be back to your usual self hopefully. Good luck with it, it'll go away eventually so don't worry too much about it.

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