The developing bones in kids are at risk of injury when too much load gets placed on them too soon and the bones are not provided time to adapt to those stresses. Typically at the ends of each Bone are cartilage growth regions that growth occurs at. It's this more pliable cartilage zones which is at risk of injury. Conditions with these cartilage plates tend to be prevalent in youngsters which are a lot more active or have a higher body weight. All of these problems come right on there own when development in the bone tissue is completed and the cartilage material growth plate region merges with the rest of the bone tissue.

Osgood-Schlatter Disease:

This is the growth damage at the front and top of the lower leg bone just underneath the knee cap. It occurs where the tendon from the patella inserts in to the tibia bone. The attachment area can become swollen, painful and a small hard lump may show up. This is frequently quite unpleasant on exercise and especially when climbing stairs. The treating of Osgood-Schlatter Disease is frequently using a decrease in physical activity to within Pain levels and the use of ice after activity to assist with the pain. Stretches and also strengthening exercises are frequently used.

Severs Disease:

This is a damage to the growth plate zones at the back of the calcaneus bone that is more correctly referred to as calcaneal apophysitis. The symptoms of Severs is pain behind and sides of the heel bone, specifically if you squeeze the calcaneus from the sides. It will always be much more sore following activity. The most effective way to manage Severs disease is to lower physical activity amounts down to a tolerable levels, use ice following sports activity.

Kohlers Disease:

This is a damage to the developing navicular bone in the foot with the pain being usually experienced on the top of the arch of the foot, just ahead of the ankle joint. It commonly affects younger children. A characteristic signal of Kohler’s Disease on a radiograph the navicular bone is really slim. This is rather more serious when compared to the other types of growth plate problems and may have long term consequences, so these are generally put in a walking brace to immobilize the injured bone.