I have the bump on one of my knees. It's been on and off my whole life. At times it's been pretty bad and taken me out for a few days. The past few years it's been almost totally non-existent mostly due to a lot of heavy backsquats. Many years ago I noticed a correlation between quad strength and flexibility and how often my knee would flare up.
OS is self limited until growth ceases and usually way before that. OS should not slow you down unless its pretty symptomatic in which case it might take a teen out for a season at most. Its not an adult disease.
OS is self limited until growth ceases and usually way before that. OS should not slow you down unless its pretty symptomatic in which case it might take a teen out for a season at most. Its not an adult disease.
That is my understanding and experience too. I've had kids with it and some can gut it out and keep running, some have to dial it back substantially. My misgivings about the ones that have kept going was the potential for compensatory injuries though, to be fair, I have not seen it. But it can cause an odd gait in some kids for a while. First is get an actual diagnosis and then follow the advice given.
I had it really bad in middle school to early high school. was a hockey player and runner - they ached all the time and kneeling was murder. Aside from kneeling on hard surfaces and the weird bumps under the knee still being visible, all pain has been gone since I was 20, running and cycling are completely pain free. I'm 38 now. I think after I was done growing the pain left.
I had it really bad in middle school to early high school. was a hockey player and runner - they ached all the time and kneeling was murder. Aside from kneeling on hard surfaces and the weird bumps under the knee still being visible, all pain has been gone since I was 20, running and cycling are completely pain free. I'm 38 now. I think after I was done growing the pain left.
OP its literally a secondary growth plate. It usually goes away in a week to 3 months, but you cant have it once you are done growing. You can workout on OS, its self limiting so if you have a lot of inflammation, you miss games and running, a little inflammation...you ice and soldier on. Different for everyone. OS is same as Seavers in heel. 2 most common overuse injuries in adolescents. Stress Fx you don't run, OS you can within reason.
I had it really bad in middle school to early high school. was a hockey player and runner - they ached all the time and kneeling was murder. Aside from kneeling on hard surfaces and the weird bumps under the knee still being visible, all pain has been gone since I was 20, running and cycling are completely pain free. I'm 38 now. I think after I was done growing the pain left.
OP its literally a secondary growth plate. It usually goes away in a week to 3 months, but you cant have it once you are done growing. You can workout on OS, its self limiting so if you have a lot of inflammation, you miss games and running, a little inflammation...you ice and soldier on. Different for everyone. OS is same as Seavers in heel. 2 most common overuse injuries in adolescents. Stress Fx you don't run, OS you can within reason.
I'm not so sure that it can't be painful after you're done growing. I've known some runners who, when training at a high level, experienced it their whole careers. I had pain on and off in the exact same spot until my mid-20s and I was done growing by my late teens.
It may not be pain directly associated with the growth plate, but I can imagine the deformation of that growth plate causing patella issues because that's where it attaches.
I had OS pretty bad in my early teens. Never was an issue until a few years ago in college when I ran my first 100+ mile week. Ran through the sudden knee pain and ended up with a tibial tubercle avulsion fracture. I guess if you had OS growing up you are predisposed to this type of fracture, but it is rare. PT had me doing eccentric single leg decline squats. Worked like a charm. If your knee hurts so bad you have to compensate, just rest for a week or two and do some strength if you can manage.