I am 21 years old. I love sports more than almost anything in the world. Although, my bumps under my knees (OSD) get sore and limit my abilities as an athelete. If I were to get surgery would that solve my problems??? Please let me know if anyone knows a solution so that I can reach my full potential without OSD slowing me down. Thanks, Cody. E_Lion42@hotmail.com

My 13 year old son has Osgood Schlatter's. He plays competetive soccer and baseball. He's been taking the Oscon for 2 months now and, though I was skeptical, there has been some improvement. The condition is still very much present, but his pain levels have significantly decreased, and his recovery has been faster.In addition to the Oscon, he's stretching 3x's per day and is learning to rate and respect his pain levels. He tells his coaches when he needs to be pulled because of pain (he never would have dreamed of doing this before), and they've been good at allowing him to sit out activities in practice that will aggrivate his knees. The Oscon hasn't been a miracle cure... we still need to wait one to two years for the tendons to catch up, but I think it has been a valuable part of his OSD management.

Hello, I suffered osgood schlatters disease when I was 13 years old and this back in the early seventies I was seen by orthopedic surgeon on my problem. Anyway he had me wear a cast for three weeks which held my leg straight. After the three weeks were up I wore a cast on the other leg for three weeks. The cast went from the top of my thigh to my ankle. It cleared up my problem then but was never allowed to play physical sports. After cast was removed I was in physical therapy for about 2 weeks to regain strength back. It was difficult getting around at that age with wearing the cast but now that I am about fifty years of age I do not suffer any pain at this point in my life. I hope my story helps

My 13 year old son just completed a 30 day bottle of Oscon. After 2 weeks he was in far less pain. After 4 weeks he was symptom free. I would highly recommend Oscon to anyone considering it. It is a vitamin supplement, so it is safe, and the results have given my son back his competitive life. It truly is amazing. RICE treatment did little if anything, the compression brace helped on the bump, but after the pain was gone, we threw away the brace.

I am 45, fairly active, and a paramedic. Two years ago, I saw this bump appear below my left knee. The Ortho MD told me it was OSD, and he was surprised at my age that it appeared. It does ache at times, and is ugly as all get out. In 1983, I had open knee sx to repair a judo injury to my ACL, plus 4 prior scopes on the same knee. Now I have another injury, but to the right one (sigh....) Any ideas why this came so late in my life??? Thanks, Doc L. EMT-P

Hi, I am at 13 years of age and have two friends with OsgoodSchlatters disease. I have talked to them before after my right knee started swelling and hurting for long periods of time. There answer to this was that is an un-treated disease and that it takes a while to go away mainly after early teen years.This has affected sports and is painful sitting down for long periods of time and then getting up where I have to use all my bodys strength to pick myself up. I have used muscle creams such as Tiger Balm and others for help but have little affect. If you have or still do this can u give me advice.thanks.

Hi, I have been reading some of the stories posted here and I feel for you folks. I too have had Osgood Schlatter's disease since I was in my early teens. I too, like many sufferers, played soccer during that period and I feel that may have aggrevated the problem. I also used to stretch a lot and sit in positions like the "lotus" position with legs crossed. I wonder if this too could have contributed.. In any event, I had it in both knees, and still do although my left seems to have somewhat healed. I can only feel the pain in my left knee if I put my foot on the ground and make a "pushing off" motion, like when you are standing up, which puts stress on the knee. The bump has also gotten smaller on this knee. My right knee, however, has remained aggrevated and often irritates with a dull pain in the area, even at rest. I suspect it has not healed like my left bump because my right leg is dominant and I probably overuse / overstress it. I am 26 now and my right knee has not made any healing progress in at least the last 6 years, probably more. Basically I do nothing to fix it, but would be interested in options to permamently correct the problem. In a somewhat pointless argument, for those of you who see doctors and are told that the pain will recede, especially in rediculous time frames like 3 months, do NOT believe them. Every doctor I have ever seen said the same thing and were all very wrong. Of course it is somewhat silly because what can you do about the situation? nothing really. Still, I have not been a hyper active athletic person at any period in my life and for years I believe I have done very little at all which could aggrevate the condition, but it persists. I am sure the taller of those who read this post will definitely relate with the agony presented by squished spaces like MOVIE SEATS and BUS SEATS!!!! Oh, how I hate those. All sufferers, I feel your pain. Could anyone possibly post what exact procedures are available for rectifying this problem surgically? Ballpark cost would also be nice if available.

I am a 14 year old male who is very athletic and during the winter while in gym class I had experienced some pain in my right knee. After a painful next 3 weeks the pain started leaving my knee then while starting baseball season in a gym with astroturf like conditions I had fallen to the ground in excrutiating pain. I had went to an orthopedic and he had explained to me the problem and by the opinions of numerous doctors and of my parents I opted not to have surgery. Now 7 months later and nearly 6 months since I had not had to wear my leg brace I am experiencing a great deal of pain in my knee when I bend and now there has developed bruising in the back of my kneecap. Anyone know what to do? Has this happened to anyone?

In 1970 I was diagnosed with Osgood Schlatters disease due to having fallen to the ground and not having been able to move my right leg as if it were parilized. The pain of course was excruciating as all others have indicated here. For five years I suffered with the Osgood Schlatters Disease and in 1975 had two x-rays of both knees. Indications of old Osgood Schlatters Disease was stated on my report by the radiologist and my physician, however, I remained to experience the pain. In 1976 I joined the Navy with all due respect to my physicians diagnosis of the Osgood Schlatters Disease having been run through its cycle, so I was under the impression that I no longer had Osgood Schlatters Disease. Six days after entering into boot camp I began experiencing excruciating pain again as before. By the time boot camp was over and I was on my ship I had seen military physicians eight times for this condition, only it had spread to my left knee as well. Two months before my dischage date on my ship I was diagnosed again with Osgood Schlatters Disease, however, all of the symtoms that the physician indicated in his report did not match the full scope of Osgood Schlatters Disease, they included additional factors of knee popping and crunching noises. After I was discharged from the Navy and living back in my home town I once again fell to the ground with my knee giving out on me. I was seen by my same physician as prior to the Navy, and I was diagnosed with full degenerative bone disease (Osteoarthritis) of both knees. I was walking bone on bone the physician stated and hammered spurs were forming from the jolting and meshing movement of the bones rubbing together. Having served in the Navy I was covered by the VA. I went to my nearest VA Medical Center and seen a physician there. Again x-rays and the physician indicated the same prognosis, and wanted to send me to another facility to have my knees cleaned and pumped full of sylicone to recreated the cartilage. I was informed it would take six months to relearn how to walk through theropy, and thus, declined the treatment due to lack of financial assistance in living. I just couldn't leave my work for a period of six months and survive with no income. I am now 46 years old, and due to the gait of my walking shortly after the finding of the Osteoarthritis, I was found to have Osteoarthritis in both hips due to the offset gait in walking due to my condition. I am on several pain medications that sometimes reduces the pain to a tollerable level. Several Orthopedic Surgeons have been seen and all had the same advice of waiting until I am in my later fifty's to have the replacement of both hips and both knees, due to their having to replace them because of my structure every three to five years. They have indicated by the age of fifty five I will have slowed down enough to prolong the replacements. I am unactive now due to the pain. Any movement flares my condition, and there are no positions found in either standing up, walking, laying down, or sitting that releive the pain. I'm to young to be going through all this, and I recomend to anyone that has any symtoms of my condition to try to find surgical help during your earlier stage of your condition. Fore I know wish that I would have taken the sylicone injections into my knees back in the 70's to have given me a possible better chance at living a better life. Respectfully

I have suffered with my "bad knee" since i was 12 yrs old, I am now 37. I have a bad back and my hips are starting to go. I finally went to the dr recently and he has ordered physical therapy. My therapist asked if I had ever been told I had Osgood Schlatter. I had never heard of it, but after all the right questions, she nailed it. I never knew what was wrong with my knee, I just knew I couldn't do all i wanted because of it. I couldn't run, jump, climb stairs or even walk without a limp. I've done a lot of reading up on it and most everywhere mentions "...disease suffered by teens..." "...temporary..." other than those two statements it all applies to me. I seriously hope there is still help out there for me as it is causing extra wear on my other joints, having to compensate for the weakness. I've even been told by drs. that it was in my head and that was discouraging. It's good to at least have a possible name for my problem. I can't wait to see my dr again and discuss this with him.