Most commonly affecting children, Osgood-Schlatter disease is a painful condition that affects just below the knee. In technical terms, Osgood-Schlatter syndrome is the inflammation at the tibial tuberosity of the patellar ligament. This condition is generally characterized by a painful bump right below the knee that becomes worse during activities and improves with rest. Another point to be noticed here is that this condition could affect either one or both the knees.
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Osgood-Schlatter Disease – An Overview
This is a condition that is seen in children and adolescents, especially during growth spurts. Children who actively participate in sports activities that involve running or jumping are more prone to developing this condition. Earlier, boys used to be more prone to developing OSD than girls but, the gap is being narrowed down as more girls have started to participate in sports in recent times.
OSD is known to get self-treated when the growth of the child stops but still, timely diagnosis of the condition is required to take necessary measures in order to stop making the condition worse. One of the best things here is that no surgery and use of Orthopedic Implant & Instruments is required for the treatment.
Symptoms of Osgood-Schlatter Syndrome
Below-mentioned are some of the common symptoms associated with Osgood-Schlatter Syndrome:
Pain in the leg or knee
Swelling or tenderness over the shinbone
Warmth to touch
Knee or leg pain that gets worse while performing high-impact activities and improve with rest
Limping after rigorous physical activity
Here, one thing that needs to be noticed here is that symptoms are not the same in all as they vary from individual to individual. In some, mild pain is seen while others may experience constant pain that makes it difficult for them to do physical activities. Besides this, another point that requires attention is that the pain may last for several weeks or even years.
Diagnosis of Osgood-Schlatter Syndrome
Though the condition self-treats with time yet, it is important to get the condition diagnosed on time. Now, when it comes to diagnosing Osgood-Schlatter Syndrome, the doctor will first assess the child on various aspects by doing a physical examination. Here, the doctor will monitor painful areas around the knee, movements that cause pain, swelling, and other visible issues like redness & warmth to the touch. After going through all this, an x-ray examination will also be performed to confirm that knee pain is not the result of any other cause.
Treatment of Osgood-Schlatter Syndrome
In maximum cases, this orthopedic condition is known to get self-treated within around 12 months but still, symptomatic treatment may be required as knee pain could persist until the growth stops. Let us see some of the treatment methods that may be used:
Relative rest along with avoiding physical activities that result in pain or make it worse.
Use of ice packs for the reduction of local pain and to relieve swelling
Exercises that aim at strengthening calf, hamstring, and quadriceps muscles
Prescribed analgesics and anti-inflammatory medications to relieve pain and swelling
Surgery, which is performed in rare cases only after the growth has stopped
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