All You Want To Know About Osgood-Schlatter's

What is Osgood-Schlatter's Disease?

Osgood Schlatter disease can cause an increased sized lump on the shin, just below the knee cap. Pain can be felt in the knee while extending the knee, running or jumping. Anything that puts additional strain on the patella tendon’s anchor (tibial tuberosity) can cause pain.
The pain can last from weeks to months, continuously or intermittently. It can usually be treated effectively with Bowen Therapy, but will also usually stop on it's own after a child’s bones stop growing. 13% of knee pain in teenagers is linked to Osgood – Schlatter disease, and the most common age is between 11-14 year olds.

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What Causes Osgood-Schlatter's Disease

As a child has a growth spurt, the bones sometimes grow faster than the muscles. The quadriceps can then become tighter, putting more strain on their anchor points on the bones. Small fractures can occur at the tibial tuberosity, that holds the quadriceps onto the tibia, and the body responds by increasing the bone mass and density at the anchor site, increasing the size of the tibial tuberosity.
Previous knee injuries may make a child more susceptible to Osgood – Schlatter’s disease

When to Seek Treatment for Osgood-Schlatter's

If Osgood-Schlatter's disease is preventing your child from participating in sport it may be worth getting it treated. Knee pain or swelling may become chronic if the tibial tuberosity is not treated and allowed to rest from being continuously stressed. Without treatment or rest, as the body reinforces the tibial tuberosity with additional bone the child may develop a bony protrusion from their shin beneath their knee cap. This will usually remain for life.
 
Bowen Treatments work to relax and lengthen the quadriceps muscle group so that it puts less stress on the anchor point.

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