this?

[Arsenalfan123]

Right the doctors dont belive me but I was playing football (soccer) and when I used to be keeper I was one on one dived and the player punted my knee I have a massive hard painful lump between my shin and knee. This is the paetella. However the doctor says its growing pain I got a bruise straight afterwards and lump by next day. This happened three years ago and now my knee clicks when I move it. I also have snapping ankle from lots of sprains. I take ibuprofen I think I have paetella tendonitis or osgood schlatter but is there anything I can do I have had 4 opions even xrays and physio but its apprently growing pains I dont think it is

[Haydenn3]

They are probably right the same happened to me but with my back i was convinced i had done something else to it but in the end i just gave up ahaa

[Arsenalfan123]

Ok but all the smytons and pictures match so I dont belive them even my uni coach said it isnt growing pains

[TheBigUnit]

So my question is, what will you do if we here say it isn't, how exactly can you test that it isn't growing pains? How many docs you talked to?

[OFD-Lt.Mark]

I am a Certified Athletic Trainer so I know quite a bit about sport injuries. What you described sounds like osgood slaughter disease. It is where the muscle grows faster than the bone and pulls on the bone, causing a 'clicking' noise as you described. I suggest going to an Orthopedic Surgeon and specifically mention that an athletic trainer told you that that is a possibility. If you have any questions please feel free to contact me.

SOURCE: Certified Florida Emergency Medical Technician, and Certified Athletic Trainer with a Certification in Sports Physical Therapy.

[OFD-Lt.Mark]

TO: Shanecoleman.

Growing pains always concentrate in the muscles, rather than the joints. Most kids report pains in the front of their thighs, in the calves, or behind the knees. Whereas joints affected by more serious diseases are swollen, red, tender, or warm, the joints of kids experiencing growing pains appear normal.

One symptom that medical professionals find most helpful in making a diagnosis of growing pains is how the patient responds to touch while in pain. People who have pain from a serious medical disease don't like to be handled because movement tends to increase the pain. But those with growing pains respond differently — they feel better when they're massaged.

Growing pains are what doctors call a diagnosis of exclusion. This means that other conditions should be ruled out before a diagnosis of growing pains is made. A thorough history and physical examination by your doctor can usually accomplish this. In rare instances, blood and X-ray studies may be required before a final diagnosis of growing pains is made.

[jayyy-lmao]

I am a Certified Athletic Trainer so I know quite a bit about sport injuries. What you described sounds like osgood slaughter disease. It is where the muscle grows faster than the bone and pulls on the bone, causing a 'clicking' noise as you described. I suggest going to an Orthopedic Surgeon and specifically mention that an athletic trainer told you that that is a possibility. If you have any questions please feel free to contact me.

SOURCE: Certified Florida Emergency Medical Technician, and Certified Athletic Trainer with a Certification in Sports Physical Therapy.

This. A guy in my class had it. Put him out of action for a while, but he's back playing anything and everything now.

[Arsenalfan123]

ok thanks but just to say i cant stop i have to walk a 4 mile walk every day (7km) and i have pe everyday basically and traaining