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Message: [QUOTE="Thump, post: 157250, member: 1034"] Osgood-Schlatter disease (OSD), is common in active, rapidly growing teens. It usually goes away on its own within 12 to 24 months. Taking a break from activity, applying heat or ice, and stretching may relieve some pain. Exercises can strengthen bone, cartilage, and tendons in your knees and make you less susceptible to flare-ups. OSD is an inflammation (irritation) where the tendon from the patella, or kneecap, attaches to the tibia, or shin bone. Preteens and young teens are particularly susceptible to stresses in this area, because the bone is growing rapidly at this age. Any activity can cause OSD, but it's more common following activities that involve a lot of jumping and cutting, like basketball, volleyball, soccer, figure skating, and gymnastics. A typical symptom of OSD is pain in the front of the shin about 2 to 3 inches below the kneecap. There may also be swelling in the area, especially if you've had the condition for several months. Symptoms can range from mild knee pain only during sports to constant pain that makes participation impossible. I had it growing up ad it was BAD! I still have a big knot on my right knee. When I had ACL surgery in December the doc said it was a huge calcium deposit left over from OSD and he choose to take a patella graft from my left knee rather than comprimise the right. That knot still hurts if it gets hit. Jim, I doubt this is your problem unless you are 10-12 years old, but I think not because you ride a bike bike. I am no doctor but it sounds like tendonitis. Ice the heck out of it! Fill dixie cups with water and freeze them, then tear the botoms off and do small circles around he sore area until numb or till the skin turns bright red (usually about 10 minutes). Over hydrate....1-2 gallons of water daily and my doc told me to take 800mg ibuprofin daily rather it is hurting or not because it is an anti-inflamitory that has a cumulative effect... meaning you gotta get it in your system at a constant level for it to work properly. [/QUOTE]

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