Lower Extremity Apophysitis in Children

2024-10-29T11:37:37-07:00

By: Stephanie Gilboy, PT, DPT, Cert. VRS

Apophysitis is a stress or strain on a growth plate in children. These can occur typically during growth spurts or in times where there’s inconsistent growth rates in bone and muscle.

A few examples of lower extremity apophysitises are:

Osgood Schlatter’s Disease
Osgood Schlatter’s happens when the patellar tenson inserts on […]