below their knee. ‚
What can be done to prevent this health problem?
- Stay active and work out to keep your muscles strong and flexible.
- Warm up slowly and stretch before you work out. Try doing some light activity before stretching. This will heat up your muscles. Warm muscles stretch better than cool muscles. Never ice before stretching. Walking is a good light activity.
- Keep a healthy weight so there is not extra stress on your joints. Eat a balanced diet to keep your muscles healthy.
- Be careful when doing activities that have lots of jumping and twisting.
Where can I learn more?
FamilyDoctor.org ‚
http://familydoctor.org/familydoctor/en/diseases-conditions/osgood-schlatter-disease.html ‚
KidsHealth ‚
http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/aches/osgood.html ‚
National Organization for Rare Disorders ‚
http://www.rarediseases.org/rare-disease-information/rare-diseases/byID/700/viewAbstract ‚
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