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Post by RedDevil10 on Jun 7, 2016 6:03:51 GMT -5
14yr old son going through this now any suggestions on treatment besides ice/rest ? How long was your child's experience with it if familiar with this ?
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Post by soccerfamily on Jun 7, 2016 7:02:16 GMT -5
Ice and rest is about all you can do. My daughter had it when she was 10. Lasted about 2 months. You can try the bands that they have out for it specifically for Osgood. Some kids say it helps. It hurt my daughters knee more with it on. Good luck
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Post by soccerfam on Jun 7, 2016 7:28:42 GMT -5
We've battled this on and off this past year too with our kid. Ice and rest definitely and we had a sports therapist recommend RockTape for the painful spots under the knees and it worked! Our kid was able to play pain free for the rest of the season. Everyone's different, but it worked for us and much easier to deal with than the bands. You can find that tape at some running stores/ crossfit places and you can find videos online that show you exactly how to tape for osgood schlatter. Good luck!
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Post by letissier on Jun 7, 2016 8:45:16 GMT -5
One thing we found to help was using a decent insole in their cleats. We use superfeet blue insoles. Ones that give a firm support to their arch are the best. The piece of foam that comes with the cleats isn't any good at all.
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Post by SoccerMom on Jun 7, 2016 9:01:22 GMT -5
14yr old son going through this now any suggestions on treatment besides ice/rest ? How long was your child's experience with it if familiar with this ? Dealt with it for a couple of years constantly. Now it may just hurt for a day if she hits a spurt. She had Osgood and Severs (pretty much same thing but on the heels) The band worked great, it helped ease the pain. She also wore heel lifts and inserts inside her cleats which took almost all pain away while she ran. Her orthopedist also sent her for a round of PT where they taught her band stretches and helped strengthen the other leg since when they hurt on one leg they tend to favor the other. She still has the bump on her knee, doc says it may or may not go away. If shes hit directly on it, it does hurt but otherwise it doesn't bother her. Luckily once they stop growing, the pain stops also.
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Post by RedDevil10 on Jun 7, 2016 10:20:33 GMT -5
After about 30-45 minutes of practice he's running like a 60 yr old man and has to ice afterwards . He tries to tough it out as much as he can but it just sucks watching him struggle. Thanks for everyone's response !
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Post by FairPlay on Jun 7, 2016 13:32:26 GMT -5
I had OSD as youth 30+ years ago. Both my boys diagnosed with it around the same time (around ages 15 and 13) a few yeas ago.
Rest is the best thing. Not much else gets you through.
I was put in cast for 4 weeks back then. My bump never went away. The boys bump was/is not as severe.
Both my boys rested their way through it and are doing fine and mostly pain free as catchers now in HS level baseball.
Good Luck!
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Post by diceshooter on Jun 7, 2016 15:54:34 GMT -5
My kid developed it 2 years ago at 12 years old. During a tournament on turf it got so bad his knee was completely swollen to the point that he could not bend it. The ER put him in a knee immobilizer. We took him to a renowned orthopedist who recommended rest and pain tolerance. I did some research online and found something from a canadian physical therapist that worked for him.
We massaged out his quadriceps muscles multiple times per day to lengthen those muscles. We also massaged "the bump" with ice in a "solo cup" (so you can peel it and continue reusing the cup) after exercise. The explanation is that the soreness comes from the quadriceps pulling the patellar tendon which attaches to the growth plate. The constant activity has made the quadriceps so strong that they are pulling hard enough to irritate the growth plate, especially during growth cycles. However, if you lengthen the quadriceps muscles, you can decrease the pulling effect on the growth plate. It is also very important that the quadriceps muscles are properly stretched, with the knee directly in line with the hip, and not forward or behind the hip. The easiest way for the kid to do this is to lie on his stomach and reach behind, using a belt or a sock to pull the foot.
My son went to the ER on May 12, 2014. Less than 4 weeks later he participated in the ODP trip to Rocky Mount and played with no issues, with KT tape as the only assistance. He has not had any issues with O-S since (if his knees start to bother him, he stretches and massages his quads).
I am pretty sure you can find the materials I accessed (and purchased) using a search engine.
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