Osgood Schlatters Disease Stage 1

Below you will find advice as to how to deal with this injury – by becoming a member, you can
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Remember to have this confirmed by your sports doctor, or sports therapist.

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Follow the information and Video advice below

Osgood Schlatters Disease Stage 1

  • Osgood Schlatters Disease needs rest if it is to heal properly and quickly, so cut running to an absolute minimum (stop if you feel any pain at all), or preferably stop running and cross train with activities such as swimming which will not aggravate the condition.
  • If you do keep running, keep your sessions few and high quality rather than train every day.
  • Perform the ‘IMPORTANT’ video advice below.
  • Perform the ‘ESSENTIAL CHECKS’ videos below, which assess if you need orthotics, how stable your hip muscles are (if they are not, then click here),  if there is a difference in your leg lengths, whether you need new shoes, if your core stability is strong enough (if it isn’t, then click here).
  • Ensure you check you are running with good form (click here)
  • Before following the rehabilitation advice, read our treatment precautions.
  • Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as ibuprofen help reduce the pain and inflammation.
  • Acupuncture can be helpful.
  • Perform the RICE protocol 3 to 4 times per day for 20 minutes at a time (see videos below).
  • Taping the knee can help to reduce the symptoms (see videos below).
  • As your symptoms subside, and you can start to gently run again, you can then go on to STAGE 2 of rehabilitation.

Attention!

Osgood schlatters requires rest, and although it improves by the end of puberty, you can speed up recovery greatly by reducing or excluding the sports that aggravate the condition.