Osgood Schlatters Disease ... Help?!

My son has suffered from this as well!. He takes Advil or Motrin for the pain and ices the area when it's bad!. He still played sports though!. He wore heel cups when he played soccer!. That helped a lot! He put them in his sneakers too for cross country!.

You can get them in any sporting good store!. Just make sure you keep them in good shape and replace if you're running a lot!.

One thing he was told not to do was stretch any more than normal before playing!. The pain comes from the tendons and muscles stretching due to the growth spurts!. You don't need to stretch more than normal, which was our first reaction!.

Other than those tips, I'd say wait it out!. Once you stop growing so fast, the pain will subside!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

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My cousin has this, from what I gathered, you are doomed4lyfWww@Answer-Health@Com

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Here's the research:

Osgood-Schlatters Disease
Osgood schlatters disease - Knee pain effecting children where the bony protrusion below the knee (called the tibial tuberosity) becomes inflamed!.
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Osgood-Schlatter Disease: A Cause of Knee Pain in Children !.!.!.
Information for parents about Osgood-Schlatter disease from the American Academy of Family Physicians!.
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MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Osgood-Schlatter disease
Osgood-Schlatter disease is a painful swelling of the bump on the front, upper part of the lower leg bone!. This bump is called the anterior tibial tubercle!. !.!.!.
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Your Orthopaedic Connection: Osgood-Schlatter Disease (Knee Pain)
Osgood-Schlatter disease is an overuse injury that occurs in the knee area of growing adolescents!. It is caused by inflammation of the tendon below the !.!.!.
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Osgood-Schlatter disease - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Osgood-Schlatter disease (also known as tibial tubercle apophyseal traction injury) is an inflammation of the growth plate at the tibial tuberosity, !.!.!.
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eMedicine - Osgood-Schlatter Disease : Article by Andrew K Chang
Osgood-Schlatter (OS) disease is one of the most common causes of knee pain in the adolescent!. Consisting of pain and ed!.
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Osgood-Schlatter disease - MayoClinic!.com
Osgood-Schlatter disease

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