Overuse Injuries In Young Athletes

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Young athletes who engage in running and jumping
Patellar tendon pulls away from the bone
Common cause of knee pain
Often occurs during growth spurts
Overuse injury
Common in boys ages 13-15 and girls 10-12
Occurs usually during period of rapid growth along with high sporting exercise
Muscles and tendons may take awhile to catch up to bone growth so it causes a pulling force in the patella tendon on the tibial tuberosity causing it to swell
Knee pain when exercising
Swelling at tibial tubercle
Tight thigh muscles
PRICE, but rest is the most important thing to do
Surgery is rare
Sometimes a brace is used to enforce rest for intense athletes
Anti-inflammatory medicine to reduce swelling
Stretching and strength conditioning programs will be

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