Knee Osgood Schlatter Treatment
Osgood-Schlatter disease is a painful swelling just below the knee on the front (anterior) surface of the lower leg bone.
The person may have leg pain or knee pain, which gets worse with running, jumping and climbing stairs.
Treatment starts with rest, ice, and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as ibuprofen.
Most cases get better on their own after a few weeks or months.
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Osgood Schlatter is a knee condition that can be congenital or can be caused by sports injuries. In my case it caused severe pain just below the knee during physical activity. The doctor told me to treat it with lifestyle changes such as losing weight and avoiding vigorous physical activity for a time (I know, those bits of advice are ....
I was running up my stairs and tripped. Causing me to slam my knee onto a solid oak step. I dealt with the pain for about a month and then I finally went to the doctor. They said it was just osgood schlatters. Pain persisted and went back after about 2 monthes. Doctor sent me for X-rays and told me ....
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| Name | Average Result | Healed | Helped a Lot |
Helped a Little |
No Change | Made Worse | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Treatments (average) |
2.1
(13)
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2 | 6 | 5 | |||
| Diet and Weight Management Weight Loss |
5.0
|
1 | |||||
| Therapy Rest |
2.5
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1 | 2 | 1 | |||
| Therapy Ice |
1.5
|
1 | 1 | ||||
| Therapy Leg Elevation |
1.5
|
1 | 1 | ||||
| Medical Devices and Equipment Knee brace |
1.5
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1 | 1 | ||||
| Therapy Physical Therapy |
1.0
|
1 |
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