I am 27 year old and suffering from osgood schlatter in right leg. I am active in playing cricket, running and gym and I love to remain healthy and fit. From last few months I am getting pain and want to get rid of it. Whats the way to cure osgood schlatter naturally.

Dr. Julie Mercy J DavidPhysiotherapist22yrs exp

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Immediate restriction of high impact activities such as jumping and running. Use an infrapatellar knee strap to dissipate forces away from the site of osgood schlatter's disease. Kinesiology taping may provide both pain relief and load reduction at the site oarf pain and injury. Only on rare occasions, severe osgood schlatter's disease may require crutches. Consult with your physiotherapist for the best advice specific to your knee. Stretching, massage & foam rollers one of the common reasons for developing osgood schlatter's disease is excessively tight quadriceps muscles, itb, hamstrings, hip flexors and calf muscles. Your physiotherapist will prescribe specific stretches for you if they assess that you are tight in these muscle groups. Massage and foam rollers are beneficial especially in the early phase when stretches create pain at the osgood schlatter's disease site. Strengthening your muscle control around the knee will usually need to be addressed to control or maintain your symptoms during the active phase of osgood schlatter's disease. Your physiotherapist will commonly prescribe or modify exercises for you. Foot arch control & orthotics your foot biomechanics or arch control may be inadequate for your intensity of the sport. Your physiotherapist can assist both the assessment and corrective exercises for your dynamic foot control. Active foot correction exercises can be beneficial as both a preventative and corrective strategy. More information can be found here: url Ly/1b8cxkf occasionally, your foot biomechanics may be predisposing you to torsional stresses that can cause abnormal knee forces, which can cause knee injury. In these instances, foot orthotics may need to be prescribed. There are mixed views on how effective these are since the foot structure is rapidly changing at this age. Ask your physiotherapist or podiatrist for advice.  

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