I experienced knee pain and a bump on my knee following a harsh hit my knee endured at the side of my dresser. So, I went to my doctor, and he told me he was pretty sure I had Osgoode-Schlatter, and that It'd take one month or so until it healed, and 6-24 months for it to entirely heal. This is terrible news for me, because this can potentially mess up my work out plan, and completely ruin all my sporting activities I'm involved in at school.
I was wondering if there was some sort of special treatment to make the complete recover much faster, because two years is too much for me, and I'm one to usually take part in strenuous exercises from time to time. It'd be absolutely great to hear such news. Does anyone know of such a thing without surgery repairs? Answers will be gladly appreciated. :)
Update:Will I be able to take part in any sort of acrobatic activity?
Answers & Comments
I've had it for two years, and I play football, basically the best thing to do is to push the Osgood-Schlatter. I did squats in my room (without weights), did more running, and bought a knee brace which helped a lot. If you gain a lot of muscle then it will begin to go away simply because Osgood-Schlatter is when your bones grow too fast for your muscles, so once you grow those muscles you can go back to normal, I doubted hurting my knees more would help, but now I can run 3 miles without hurting and take a hit to the knee with a helmet. It'll be a bit of a slow process but it's the fastest one I know.
osgood-schatter condition:
-involves the tibial tubercle epiphysis (the small bump on the upper part of your shin bone where the patellar tendon attaches)
-symptoms: pain, swelling, weakness in the quad, increased pain/swelling with activity, visible lump, pain when touched.
-treatment: prevention of progression, protection, ice after activity, anti-inflamatory drugs (aleve or ibuprophen). hamstring stretching, if continued/increased pain you should return to the doctor
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