Knee(s) Pain?!
Question: I am 15 years old, not over-weight (Not even close to being over-weight) and active in sports. Lately my knee's have been aching when I go down/up stairs, sit for long periods of time, try to stand up from a kneel or a chair or if I was sleeping in bed. Does anyone know what this may be caused by. I am going to go the the drs. tomorrow hopefully, but this pain is annoying and awful
Answers: I am 15 years old, not over-weight (Not even close to being over-weight) and active in sports. Lately my knee's have been aching when I go down/up stairs, sit for long periods of time, try to stand up from a kneel or a chair or if I was sleeping in bed. Does anyone know what this may be caused by. I am going to go the the drs. tomorrow hopefully, but this pain is annoying and awful
This could be something called Osgood-Schlatter which is common in teens. This disease was named after the two physicians who defined it in 1903, Dr. Robert Osgood and Dr. Carl Schlatter. Recently, a Finnish study found that 13% of the teenagers of Finland had symptoms of Osgood-Schlatter. Today there are over 25 million children in the United States of America, and over 350 million worldwide, who are in the typical 8-16 year old age group that is most susceptible to Osgood-Schlatter. The condition is caused by the powerful thigh muscles pulling on the attachment point of the patellar tendon on the tibial tuberosity during activities such as soccer, basketball, track, wrestling, hockey, baseball, gymnastics and other sports. It is also a common problem for ballet dancers, as well as participants in Highland, Irish and other athletic dancing styles. Originally Osgood-Schlatter was reported as being more common in boys. However with increasing participation in sports by many young ladies, it is becoming almost equally as common in them. In fact, perhaps because of the more delicate skeletal structure in girls, they could be more susceptible. They have a smaller tendon attachment point, with greater tension per mm2. It can even appear spontaneously during a child