Is anyone familiar with osgood slaters disease? How to avoid it, treat it and what supplements are good for it? I'm dealing with a 13-year old who we suspect has it. Any feedback would be appreciated. Thank you!

I had a similar condition growing up which sometimes produced severe pain. I later found that "episodes" were triggered by both caffiene and sugar.

The solution seems to be vitamin c, calcium, and magnesium. I bet JNT-AV and glucosamine would help too.

I have it at the moment. im 14 and have had it for nearly a year. i have it in both knees. which isnt helpfull. i have been told not to do any excersie for at least 2 years.

I might also mention that mercury, which exists in "silver" dental fillings and some vaccines hinders the action of vitamin C which can lead to circulatory diseases and problems with joints, tendons and ligaments.

Supplementing with additional Vitamin C may help.

Mercury also interferes with calcium and magnesium utilization which can have similar effects on joints.

Hey I have osgood slaters, and it hurts a lot, but the best thing to do is to take pain killers during the day, with continuing on your daily aCTIVITIES. At night keep it elevated with ice. Mine needed to be casted because it was so bad, and i had to wear a brace for some time, i still have it, but it is getting better

Has the 13-year old had any exposure to mercury?

I am in my 30's now, but when I was 8 years old, I had OS in my knee, which is more rare for a girl. I got it from falling down hard on my knee while playing tennis. The sports medicine doctor's my parents took me to said that it normally goes away on it's own in 2 years. If not, surgery would be needed, and then, only when I stopped growing. Needless to say, mine never went away, so when I turned 16, I had surgery to remove it. I have a 3 inch scar across my knee. The doctor removed the OS as well as about an inch of my hamstring. I was in a full leg brace for 4 months and had to use crutches an additional 4 months after that, because your leg muscle pretty much dies after being inactive for that long. The surgery is rare, at least it was when I had it done 15 years ago, so rare, especially in a girl, that they got my parent's permission to film it for medical students. I still have some pain till this day in my knee, especially when it rains or snows, etc... and I have "Traumatic arthritis" because of it. But it's much better than the pain I had at ages of 8-16. I'm sure they must have better ways of dealing with it now. Like I said, that was about 15 yeas ago...

Hi, I am 57 years old and I have Osgood Slaters disease, I now have arthiritis in both knees AND now I need surgery because I have torn cartlidge in the knee....I know exactly what you are talking about the pain when it rains and snows, my knees swell up especially my right knee. and when it gets really bad I have a very hard time putting pressure to walk.....I have had this since I was 10 years old.....just wanted to share this with someone who can relate.....Take care! LLM I am female.....

hi,im 34 and have slaters,ive had it since i was 10,i always played sports until the last couple of years,i tried it not to hold me back but as you know it does,people dont understand how much pain we are in at times,sitting down for to long,kneeling down,crouching etc ive just read the site and didnt realise how bad the future is,well sorry for moaning but my knees really pass me off,take care paul

I had it when I was a kid, and it hurts. But I wouldn't let it hold your child back. Encourage them to do what ever they want. By the time thier in high school it won't hurt anymore. About the only thing I can't do today is crawl around on the floor without knee pads.

i am 13 and i have osgoodslaters in both knees i have been to the hospital about it they said its caused by the muscle been stretched because im growing to quickly and have told me to do exercises till i stop growing

I'm not sure if this applies but ever since my teen years (and mercury amalgam installation) I had painful shots of pain through my right knee a few times per week. It was extremely painful.

I asked my step father about it (who is a physician) and he said that it was a "growth pain" and that it would go away eventually. Well, it never did.

I experimented with this and found that the pain occurred much more frequently when I had sugar and/or caffeine.

Finally, when I had my amalgams removed in July of 2000 the pain stopped.

I am curious if this could be related to calcium mis-deposition due to mercury interference with magnesium, which is well-known.

Just a thought.

Hi guys. I'm 40 and had Osgood-Schlatters disease from the age of eight. I put up with the pain until two years ago, when I had a simple op under gen asthetic. Quite a lot of sportsmen develop this condition, and some women. Had no probs since then. It's great. Op was in Perth-Western Australia, and involves splitting the tendon below the knee and removing inflammatory material.
"The patella tendon inserts at the tibial tuberosity and through overuse can tug away at the bone causing inflammation. It is seen more often in children involved with running and jumping activities which put a much greater strain on the patella tendon. With repeated trauma New bone grows back during the healing which causes a bony lump which is often felt at the tibial tuberosity. It mainly affects boys aged 10 to 16 years old and will clear up when they stop growing and the tendons become stronger, however, it can rarely persist into adulthood."
http://www.sportsinjuryclinic.net/cybertherapist/front/knee/osgood.htm will tell you more.
Using thin (10mm) strapping tape between the patella and the swelling during sport helps.
My 12 Y O daughter also has the same. She will have an Op a soon as she stops growing.