What is the bump below my knee?

What is the bump below my knee?

Osgood-Schlatter disease is a painful swelling of the bump on the upper part of the shinbone, just below the knee. This bump is called the anterior tibial tubercle.

Can Osgood-Schlatter disease occur in adults?

Osgood-Schlatter disease is a painful condition causing inflammation just below the knee. Common in adolescents during growth spurts, Osgood-Schlatter disease can affect adults if not properly assessed and treated….

How is Osgood-Schlatter diagnosed?

During the physical exam, your doctor will check your child’s knee for tenderness, swelling, pain and redness. X-rays may be taken to look at the bones of the knee and leg and to more closely examine the area where the kneecap tendon attaches to the shinbone….

How do I stop the pain under my kneecap?

To help relieve your pain and speed recovery, you can:

1. Rest your knee.
2. Ice your knee to ease pain and swelling.
3. Wrap your knee.
4. Elevate your leg on a pillow when you sit or lie down.
5. Take NSAIDs, if needed, like ibuprofen or naproxen.
6. Do stretching and strengthening exercises, especially for your quadriceps muscles.

How do you fix a bruised kneecap?

Treating a knee contusion

1. Rest. Following an injury, minimize use of the affected area as much as possible.
2. Ice. A cold compress can reduce the swelling.
3. Compress. To further reduce swelling, compress your knee with a wrap or elastic bandage.
4. Elevate.

Can you still walk on a fractured kneecap?

A patellar fracture is a serious injury that can make it difficult or even impossible to straighten your knee or walk. Some simple patellar fractures can be treated by wearing a cast or splint until the bone heals. In most patellar fractures, however, the pieces of bone move out of place when the injury occurs.

How do you tell if knee is broken or sprained?

Is it a sprain?

1. Pain that is in the soft, “squishy” tissue over a bone rather than directly on the bone itself.
2. You can usually put weight on it, even if it’s painful.
3. Swelling and bruising around the area.
4. Limited movement or mobility of the affected area.
5. A “popping” (not “cracking”) sound at the time of the injury.

Can you chip your knee cap?

It can be fractured. Small though it is, the patella can be fractured during a knee injury. This can be a small hairline fracture or it can be a larger trauma that breaks the patella into multiple pieces. Also, some of the pieces can move out of place and cause further pain or immobility.

Should I wear my knee immobilizer to bed?

You may be instructed to wear a special knee brace called a knee immobilizer. This brace is usually worn only when walking. It may be removed when in bed or sitting unless otherwise instructed by your doctor or therapist.