soccerismylife
31 Jul 2004, 04:05 PM
Osgood Slaughters
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I was diagnosed withthis problem around 4 months ago and wanterd to share my experience so anyone with this isue can get relief.
Osgood Slaughters is a form or tendonitis and is usually diagnosed in active teens (soccer) during early adolecsense. Around 2 in ten will have some severity of it depending on how fast they grow. It is diagnosed normally in boys or girls that grow rapidly in a short amount of time. The syptoms are: large bumps right below the knee cap, and varying amounts of pain during exercise.
I got this disease when I was 12 but it can happen years later. I grew three inches in three months, six inches in a year, and one inch in a month during my most rapid growth spurt. On game day I could warm up, but after 30 minutes I could barely walk, even then with extreme pain. I could not play any of the game. During practices or games I could literally not walk off the field. It was terrible.
The problem is that boys or girls that grow too fast and their bones grow but the muscles don't grow as fast so they can't catch up. Where those certain muscles attach (in the knee it is a growth plate below the knee), that area gets inflamed by the muscles pulling on the growth plate. This is what cause the large bump. I've heard that this could happen else where but I haven't seen it.
The only cure is to wait for your muscles to catch up , but you can get rid of 99 percent of the pain in one symple step;STRETCH! I go to rehab also to help with stretching strengthening exercises and functional activities. You need to actually go to a rehab center but you can get a lot of progress by stretching. (If you live in the San Diego area I can tell you a great reab facility.)
Of course you should always get a good full warmup and cool-down. Some stretches you should focus on are:calves, hamstrings, quads, hip-flexors, and Piriformus. (Butt) These are the basic stretches I do before game. Hold each for 40+ seconds game day and 30+ seconds practice days. I also stretch during the day each stretch 5 times. Stretching through the day is IMPERATIVE!
Strength Exercises are very important. The reason to strengthen the muscles is that these muscles will put less stress on the groth plate area and will result in less pain. Some exercise I do once a day are squats, lunges, and calves exercise. The squats are normal except that I reach forward, right, left, back right, and back right. These are the three planes of motion and increase full muscle strength. Same thing goes for the lunge except instead of reaching right, left etc. you point your foot in that direction. I do these all with 10 pound weights(beginners could start with 5) in each hand and do each exercise five times all the way around. (reaching forward, right, left, back right, and back left is one.)
If you do these exercises and stretches it will help tremendously. I cna now play a full game and have no pain at the end. (Instead of the circumstance before rehab that I mentioned above)
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I was diagnosed withthis problem around 4 months ago and wanterd to share my experience so anyone with this isue can get relief.
Osgood Slaughters is a form or tendonitis and is usually diagnosed in active teens (soccer) during early adolecsense. Around 2 in ten will have some severity of it depending on how fast they grow. It is diagnosed normally in boys or girls that grow rapidly in a short amount of time. The syptoms are: large bumps right below the knee cap, and varying amounts of pain during exercise.
I got this disease when I was 12 but it can happen years later. I grew three inches in three months, six inches in a year, and one inch in a month during my most rapid growth spurt. On game day I could warm up, but after 30 minutes I could barely walk, even then with extreme pain. I could not play any of the game. During practices or games I could literally not walk off the field. It was terrible.
The problem is that boys or girls that grow too fast and their bones grow but the muscles don't grow as fast so they can't catch up. Where those certain muscles attach (in the knee it is a growth plate below the knee), that area gets inflamed by the muscles pulling on the growth plate. This is what cause the large bump. I've heard that this could happen else where but I haven't seen it.
The only cure is to wait for your muscles to catch up , but you can get rid of 99 percent of the pain in one symple step;STRETCH! I go to rehab also to help with stretching strengthening exercises and functional activities. You need to actually go to a rehab center but you can get a lot of progress by stretching. (If you live in the San Diego area I can tell you a great reab facility.)
Of course you should always get a good full warmup and cool-down. Some stretches you should focus on are:calves, hamstrings, quads, hip-flexors, and Piriformus. (Butt) These are the basic stretches I do before game. Hold each for 40+ seconds game day and 30+ seconds practice days. I also stretch during the day each stretch 5 times. Stretching through the day is IMPERATIVE!
Strength Exercises are very important. The reason to strengthen the muscles is that these muscles will put less stress on the groth plate area and will result in less pain. Some exercise I do once a day are squats, lunges, and calves exercise. The squats are normal except that I reach forward, right, left, back right, and back right. These are the three planes of motion and increase full muscle strength. Same thing goes for the lunge except instead of reaching right, left etc. you point your foot in that direction. I do these all with 10 pound weights(beginners could start with 5) in each hand and do each exercise five times all the way around. (reaching forward, right, left, back right, and back left is one.)
If you do these exercises and stretches it will help tremendously. I cna now play a full game and have no pain at the end. (Instead of the circumstance before rehab that I mentioned above)