Osgood-Schlatter Disease Last updated: Nov 19, 2009

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Contributing risk factors | Recommendations

 
 

 
 

Risk factors for Osgood-Schlatter Disease:
 
 
Childhood  Growing pains in childhood
 
 

Recommendations for Osgood-Schlatter Disease:
 
 
Mineral  Selenium
  Zinc
  Manganese

Vitamins
  Vitamin E
 400 I.U. bid of vitamin E along with selenium at 200mcg per day has proven beneficial against Osgood-Schlater disease. Vitamin E can be applied topically along with DMSO. This can also be used for growing pains in the legs, inside or around the shins. [Marz, p.186, 1997]

  Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine)
 
 


KEY
Weak or unproven link
May do some good
Likely to help
Highly recommended
 
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