The current general recommended advice to treat Osgood Schlatter’s Disease is to treat the condition’s symptoms. (not the cause)
The symptoms of pain and swelling are treated with R.I.C.E (Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation), and possibly anti-inflammatory medications and to wait for the child to ‘grow out of it’.
This will treat the symptoms but not the cause. It takes on average almost 2 years for the child to grow out of it, and as any parent or carer knows, during this time the child will suffer as they cannot take part in their sports.
Jenny says “When I discovered my protocol it was because I felt the standard advice was avoiding the issue, and something must be better than just symptomatic relief.
I’ll use an analogy to explain my approach:
Q: If you have a dripping tap, do you want a mop or a spanner to fix the problem ?
A: Actually most of us would prefer to use both. The mop deals with the symptoms (water on the floor) but unless you deal with the cause (faulty tap), the problem remains and you just end up spending all your time mopping.”
The Strickland Protocol is a similar approach
Whilst it is fine to address the symptoms with rest and ice etc, the basic underlying cause has not been addressed. And this, in my opinion, is that of tight muscles and their inability to ‘grow’ as quickly as the bone it is attached to.
The ‘Strickland Protocol’ teaches you; the parent or carer, how to apply the right treatment in the correct order, with techniques to measure success during the treatment period. The protocol then gives additional clear guidelines on how to safely return to sport when your child is pain free and what regime to use to keep it from re-
Your child’s Osgood Schlatter’s Disease can be cured and on average within just 3 weeks. It requires parental participation for a few minutes a day and the determination and commitment of the child to get better. It is simple and very effective. It is not a magic cure.