Is your child complaining of pain with a bump on the front of their knee? It could be Osgood Schlatter. DocJen & Dr. Dom explain what Osgood Schlatter is and how it is a progressive injury, classified as an overuse injury. They address the research and how physical therapy can be up to 90% effective when addressing Osgood Schlatter. They hone in on how you can modulate activity, which exercises you could implement into your warm-ups and cool-downs that might be effective, and how a progression to single-leg dynamic work and explosive movement may be the journey to optimal rehabilitation! Let’s dive into Osgood Schlatter rehabilitation!
0:45 – What is Osgood Schlatter?
03:47 – It’s an overuse, chronic injury.
05:35 – What the research says
07:32 – Activity modulation
08:01 – Importance of warm ups and cool downs + exercises
11:57 – Specificity of physical therapy
13:44 – Single leg dynamic work
14:40 – Explosive Movement & the extension mechanism
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