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Performance Area => Injury, Prehab, & Rehab talk for the brittlebros => Topic started by: D4 on April 05, 2011, 07:40:53 pm

Title: OSD KNEE CONDITION
Post by: D4 on April 05, 2011, 07:40:53 pm

I've been suffering from OSD for a while now.  (Osgood Schlatter's Disease).

I have it on both knees and for the past 4 months, my right knee hasn't really been having any problems, no flare ups or nothing.  However, the left one is very bothersome, it flares up often, like every time I play ball. 

Anyone have experience with OSD and has had it go away.  From what research I was able to do, it goes away supposedly when your body stops growing, but I'm about to turn 22 soon, I've been stopped growing. 

Anyways, if anyone has any experience with OSD, did it go away?  At what age?

Also, any good tips on limiting the flare ups and pain?

Thanks

Title: Re: OSD KNEE CONDITION
Post by: gukl on April 06, 2011, 08:21:05 am

jumpers knee straps work miracles for my osd..
(http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSYlmSP9tPq22cKN7WawT5v7m2W3l04uQHV8OK0W4AcFfRYIVbj&t=1)
 

and icing...lots and lots of icing

Title: Re: OSD KNEE CONDITION
Post by: gukl on April 06, 2011, 04:40:49 pm

also TKEs have my knees feeling nice with a thera band before squatting/jumping

Title: Re: OSD KNEE CONDITION
Post by: D4 on April 06, 2011, 06:27:03 pm

Quote from: gukl on April 06, 2011, 04:40:49 pm

also TKEs have my knees feeling nice with a thera band before squatting/jumping

What are TKE's?

Title: Re: OSD KNEE CONDITION
Post by: gukl on April 07, 2011, 02:26:04 am

http://asp.elitefts.com/qa/default.asp?qid=33895&tid=115

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBOJlIM5tuQ&feature=related

not sure if they're targeted towards stuff like osd or not but i tried them and they do seem to help

Title: Re: OSD KNEE CONDITION
Post by: D4 on April 08, 2011, 06:17:23 pm

Hey also, I do use jumper's knee straps, and they do a great job of limiting pain on my OSD.  But sometimes, especially when flaring is down, I tend to want to not wear them because I heard that if you keep wearing them, your knee adapts and starts to depend on them and eventually gets weaker. 

Anyone know if this is true?!?!?!!?!!?