New Discovery For The Treatment Of Osgood-Schlatters Disease

Osgood-Schlatters Disease is a condition of the bone just below the knee cap. The word disease is a bit of a misnomer because it isn’t a ‘disease’ as you know it. It is a orthopedic concern that causes pain under the knee cap. Originally the disease came from the fact that when it was first recognized it was thought that the bone was diseased. It wasn’t until later that doctors understood more about the condition that it wasn’t a true bone disease.

Osgood-Schlatters is a disorder of the lower front of the knee, below the patella (knee cap). The ligament below the patella, the inferior patellar ligament, begins to pull on the insertion point to where it attaches on the upper end of the tibia (shin bone). It begins as a pulling directly to the knee cap from the large muscles of the quad (thigh) not properly supporting the knee correctly. This pulling begins an inflammation at the site where the ligament inserts into the bone.
The symptoms begin with pain below the knee cap with young athletes (and non-athletes) after running, jumping and walking. The age varies however is seems to be between the ages of 9 to 15. The pain becomes severe to the point the person suffering with the pain will not be able to do any type of impact such as running.

Diagnosis is first by inspection of the area. There will be a prominent ‘bump” just below the knee cap on the upper portion of the tibia (shin bone). Palpation or direct contact to this area will produce immediate pain. Other forms of diagnosis to confirm this condition is X-ray. X-rays will show the protuberance of the tibial tuberosity that is causing the pain in that area.

The current medical research and literature report that treatment for this condition is to take the person out of all activity for anywhere from 3 months to a year.

I feel that this is completely unnecessary due to the fact that we’ve now have treatments than can relieve the pain quickly and efficiently. In fact, I’ve co-developed a treatment protocol that our clinical studies have shown that pain relief can be seen in as fast as one treatment. Many times complete resolution of the case can be in less than one week.

The treatment is called the MyoFascial Disruption Technique (MFDT) and when applied to the area the patient will see pain relief within the very first treatment. The treatment consists of identifying the fascial fibers that have been disrupted and correcting them. When completed the pain goes away, the range of motion increases and the strength returns. I have put out more information at www.osgoodshclattersrelief.com for people who want to learn more about how to avoid your doctor from telling you that months of rest is the only treatment.