A Study on Efficacy of an Ultrasonic  Therapy and Knee Strengthening Exercise  Programme for Osgood Schlatter Disease  among Young Athletes

S. Senthilkumar; Dr. P. Swarnakumari

Volume : II, Issue : VIII, August - 2013

A Study on Efficacy of an Ultrasonic Therapy and Knee Strengthening Exercise Programme for Osgood Schlatter Disease among Young Athletes

S. Senthilkumar, Dr. P. Swarnakumari

Abstract :

Osgood-Schlatter disease is easily recognized in the adolescent with complaints of pain which is Localized to the area of the tibial tubercle. Discomfort is usually generated with running, kneeling, ascending or descending stairs. In this work is presented the experience with Osgood Schlatters disease in young male athletes. From one overall number of 20 young male athletes with ages between 9 to 16 years is found that 20 or 8.9% had Osgood Schlatters disease. In control group of 20 young males (10-16 years) with sport activities is found 4 % of Osgood Schlatters disease. In experimental group of 20 were treated with ultrasonic therapy and knee strengthening exercises. The data obtained was tabulated and statistically analyzed using SPSS 14.0 package. Due to nature of outcome measures i.e. pain, parametric statistical tests, dependent t sample test and un paired t test were used. The two-tailed P value equals 0.0015 by conventional criteria; this difference is considered to be very statistically significant. This study was to prove the effective treatment of ultrasonic therapy and knee strengthening exercises programme in Osgood schlatters disease.