Knee Injury & Post-Op Treatment

Osgood-Schlatter disease can cause a painful lump below the kneecap in children experiencing growth spurts during puberty. Osgood-Schlatter disease occurs most often in children who participate in sports that involve running, jumping and swift changes of direction — such as soccer, basketball, figure skating and ballet.

After surgery, it is important to help reduce swelling and pain. Cryotherapy, the application of cold, combined with compression helps to minimize swelling, and pain. In addition the knee may have to be stabilized after surgery.

Chronic knee injuries usually involve irritation and inflammation, and can result from overuse (where an activity is repeated over and over). Acute injuries, such as sprains and strains, may occur from a direct blow to the knee or from abnormal twisting or bending of the knee.

Overuse places pressure on the knee resulting in tendonitis (an inflammation of the tendons that join the muscle to the bone). Patellar tendonitis is a condition that is described by an injury affecting the tendons that connects the patella or kneecap to the tibia or shinbone.