Osgood Schlatter

Osgood-Schlatter is a complaint we often see in young boys who are growing up and playing sports fanatically. One of the large thigh muscles (rectus femoris) attaches to the tibia. In boys who are full-grown and play sports regularly, the attachment of this large leg muscle is pulled often and hard. These pulling forces create an irritation. This irritation can be noticed as a hard lump on the shin. You can see this lump as a kind of bone formation. This bone formation is caused by playing a lot of sports and growing hard at a young age. It is important to know that Osgood-Schlatter is a very harmless thing. But it can cause some annoying symptoms such as painduring exercise.

We often see pain in the knee in Osgood-Schlatter. The pain is usually located just below the knee. Pain can also be felt at the front of the knee. Touching or pushing the bump on the shin bone can also cause pain or an unpleasant sensation. Recognisable for Osgoos-Schlatter is pain during sports, sometimes this gets worse.

To find out where the knee symptoms come from and whether Osgood-Schlatter is present, the physiotherapist will start the first treatment with an interview. From this information, the physiotherapist can extract possible diagnoses. He will then carry out a number of tests. Based on these tests, the physiotherapist can make a diagnosis.

Osgood-Schlatter treatment can be made up of several aspects. Usually a combination of pain reduction by, for example, massage or mobilisations and performing exercises in the exercise room. The physiotherapist will see which exercise best for you and give advice on recovery. The important thing with Osgood-Schlatter is to keep moving but play less intensive sports, for example.