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Osgood Schlatter

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Get_Dat_Guap
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hey i was wondering if any1 else has osgood schlatter (a knee disease) and wut they do for the pain cuz mine is so bad i can barely ski
Dec 3 2006 6:44PM
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Notorious_BLT
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when i was like 14 it really hurt skiing but i just sucked it up... it would hurt like hell just sitting on the lift because it was bent. i still have it but it doesnt bother me. the worst times are long car rides with no leg room.
Dec 3 2006 6:45PM
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cmo
Posts: 2325 - Karma: 1,085
i had it when i was 12, i couldnt play baseball for a while, and i just iced it and shit and got some knee braces for soccer but thats it. so suck it up
Dec 3 2006 6:45PM
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Notorious_BLT
Posts: 3401 - Karma: 14
it is seriously the most rediculous disease ever.. it shouldnt be counted as one. its just a swollen tendon. but yea it should go away at least to the point where it wont bother you much anymore
Dec 3 2006 6:47PM
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Eazy_Eags
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Fuck dude I hated that when I had it. All I did was ice it and kept goin
Dec 3 2006 6:53PM
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EC_Chronic
Posts: 180 - Karma: 11
yeah dude i had it, it sucked. just ice and advil
Dec 3 2006 7:05PM
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cobra_commander
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I hade it hurt like a bitch, just ice it there is nothing you can really do to help it heal though.
Dec 3 2006 7:23PM
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duhamelski
Posts: 3842 - Karma: 192
after you go through puberty it goes away
Dec 3 2006 7:24PM
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JGP.
Posts: 2785 - Karma: 474
ohh dude it sucks, i have it soo bad. 4 years ago the doctor told me it should be gone in 6 months. fast forward to the present and i still got it bad as ever. its like it gets better, then ski season hits, and im back to where i started. it hurts so bad, but mine is like extra severe or something. almost needed surgery.
Dec 3 2006 7:26PM
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nicurrie
Posts: 193 - Karma: 11
i had it too. its not a disese but yeah. um i just took advil and wore knee braces thats about it
Dec 3 2006 7:27PM
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Tha_Grouch
Posts: 2216 - Karma: 14
Ice, anti-inflammatories, try not to kneel on it/fall on it. Get surgery when you're out of puberty.
Dec 3 2006 7:28PM
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fitz
Posts: 455 - Karma: 54
yah i've got one. Its a build up of calcium under the tendon. so it irritates the tendon when the tendon is stretched ie. sitting, legs bent. theres no real cure for it. When you're done puberty/stop growing the calcium/lump should turn hard, like bone, and it should stop hurting.
Dec 3 2006 7:30PM
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plorr
Posts: 3131 - Karma: 529
my friend has that real bad. seems like it sucks. every time he hits it he fuckin screams
Dec 3 2006 7:30PM
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Jrap14
Posts: 408 - Karma: 9
i have it... wear braces
Dec 3 2006 7:59PM
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Bulky
Posts: 1054 - Karma: 11
I have that. It really sucks cuase i had to stop gymnastics because of it(gymnastics is cool). but that was 8 years ago. just wear a brace and dont put to much strain on it. The pain will go away as you get older but it looks like i have twn knee caps on my left knee now.
Dec 3 2006 8:04PM
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K.C.Deane
Posts: 1730 - Karma: 315
ah shit son, you neednt worrry, gymanstics is way legit. did you do gymnastics in reno/
Dec 3 2006 8:09PM
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Eastrider
Posts: 296 - Karma: 10
i am so glad to hear that other people had Osgood schlatters because its sucks so much, just neeling or moguls hurt
the only thing you can do really is iceing and take pain killers possibly a knee brace
Dec 3 2006 8:10PM
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Calb3rt
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i used to way back in the day and it doesn't bother me anymore except for long periods of sitting in cramped spaces like most school desks or planes or car rides.
Dec 3 2006 8:13PM
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leone
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i got that when i was about 14 but only in one knee which was kinda weird but i did for a year or so with skiing was i used a hot towel on my knew for 5 minutes before i left my house to ski and then after skiing i iced it for about 10 min. worked well. don't worry soon enough it will stop being a problem, you'll prob just have a bump on your knee after but it's no biggie
Dec 3 2006 8:14PM
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Bulky
Posts: 1054 - Karma: 11
haha no i live in jersey but i travled to PA to do gymnastics. it really sucked cause i was really good when i was little. and it really helps with skiing, balance and flips and stuff.
Dec 3 2006 8:15PM
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JayDope
Posts: 6842 - Karma: 408
i had it when i played soccer, so i stopped playing soccer ebcause of it......just keep icing ur knees, and resting them, and some stretching is excellent 2
Dec 3 2006 9:29PM
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nedward
Posts: 841 - Karma: 15
i have that shit it sucks...even if i touch it with my finger it hurts.
Dec 3 2006 9:35PM
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Dfresh
Posts: 3322 - Karma: 17
yeah i had it when i was younger... sucks quite a bit made skiing very difficult, eventually it got better, but its not liek 100% better and im 21... so i dunno just learn to deal with it.
Dec 3 2006 9:55PM
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jayamait
Posts: 2567 - Karma: 1,347
yeah, i used to have it, i like couldnt move my knee, and my season sucked.
Dec 3 2006 10:04PM
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skimanskimanskim
Posts: 1515 - Karma: 1,715
i have it and it sucks sometimes and sometimes not at all, but doing stuff like running , physical activity, and getting in shape is brutal with it.
Dec 3 2006 10:08PM
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Redstar
Posts: 1698 - Karma: 9
I have/had it, and my understanding is that it's not a disease, really. It's a fancy name for intensified growing pains or something. Im 17, and it's not too bad, it was pretty bad when I was 14/15 but now it's alright.
Dec 3 2006 10:13PM
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Ahmets_Brother
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www.oscon.com the pills work wonders
Dec 3 2006 10:42PM
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DynastarriderGP
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a friend of mine had that once, i'd hit his knee wicked hard when he'd start douchin' it up
Dec 3 2006 10:43PM
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BigRodRiley
Posts: 1265 - Karma: 36
i have it too, sucks, but it will be over in bout ah year
Dec 3 2006 10:58PM
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SteezePatrol
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stretch your quads a lot, ice plenty, lots of water and bananas for potasium, glucosamine, and ibuprofine (I take 3 for my jumpers knee problem)
Dec 3 2006 11:06PM
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Albino
Posts: 1400 - Karma: 123
Its not a disease, its an acute inflamation of the patella tendon where it inserts into a groove at the top of the tibia.

The key part of the recovery process is activity modification. That means avoid running on hard surfaces and if your playing sports that are aggrivating it, you may have to scale back your intensity or training.

Pain inhibitors will help you deal with the pain, but be aware that if you continue irritate the tendon insertion, it will lengthen the period of recovery.
That said, most non steroidal anti inflamatory drugs (you can get over the counter or prescribed) will help take the edge off the pain

On the plus side, it is a process which will resolve as you get older, no matter how you treat it.

The bad news, if your skiing really makes it hurt, you might have to take it easy for a season.

Or not.

Best of luck bro.
Dec 3 2006 11:13PM
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Get_Dat_Guap
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thanks so much for the suggestions. i guess ill just have to take advil and deal with it
Dec 4 2006 7:07PM
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evan25
Posts: 931 - Karma: 20
i have it and i did physical therapy and i still do a lot of leg work outs what you have to do is strengthen the inner tendant of your thigh to pull your knee cap into place. now i barley notice it and if i do i take advil and suck it up
Dec 4 2006 7:10PM
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sexy_skier_babii
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i have it real bad along with tendonitis, from over using my knees after surgery.. i skied through it and worked out through it everyday, which wasn't good for it, but i just took alot of ibeprofen and iced alot.. and even when it hurt i just got over it. then my doctor told me not to do anything for a couple weeks, which i didn't listen to.. it should probably go away pretty soon since it means your growing.
Dec 4 2006 7:12PM
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jcoccagna
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I had it too, and like every other response here, it goes away with time.

In the meantime, like others said, ice and painkillers. Also, I put the front of my foot on a slightly higher surface than the floor, and did like leg raises to strengthen the muscles, and that actually helped a lot.
Dec 4 2006 7:45PM
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jesse*whiston
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i had it in 1 knee the whole time i have had it......last winter was hell, and every time i would land anything with a deep knee bend i was in intense pain.

over the summer i didnt do much physical activity, and now it seems to not hurt anymore....but the lump is still there. hopefully it will be good this season.
Dec 4 2006 8:00PM
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MtHoodCork9
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advil, ice, and take a lot of glucosamine. Glucosamine slows the deteriation of ur cartiledge that support your joints.
Dec 4 2006 8:13PM
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