Guest guest Posted August 15, 2007 Report Share Posted August 15, 2007 I have a friend with this condition. She was diagnosed at 13 years old and told that she would grow out of it within a few years. She's now 22 and her knee still flairs up, as it is at the moment. I'm wanting to do a Pranic Treatment on her, but knowing little about this disease, I'm nervous of making matters worse by energising the knee area. Obviously my intention with energising would be to strengthen the knee not to give strength to the problem. Any advice would be appreciated. Blessings Rach =============================== Dear Rach, Atma namaste. Thank you for your email. Medical Background: Osgood-Schlatter disease is an inflammation of the bone, cartilage, and/or tendon at the top of the shinbone (tibia), where the tendon from the kneecap (patella) attaches. Most often only one knee is affected. OSD usually strikes active adolescents around the beginning of their growth spurts, the approximately 2-year period during which they grow most rapidly. Growth spurts can begin any time between the ages of 8 and 13 for girls, or 10 and 15 for boys. OSD has been more common in boys, but as more girls participate in sports, this pattern is changing. Teens increase their risk for OSD if they play sports involving running, twisting, and jumping, such as basketball, football, volleyball, soccer, tennis, figure skating, and gymnastics. Doctors disagree about the mechanics that cause the injury but agree that overuse and physical stress are involved. Growth spurts make kids vulnerable because their bones, muscles, and tendons are growing quickly and not always at the same time. With exercise, differences in size and strength between the muscle groups place unusual stress on the growth plate at the top of the shinbone. (A growth plate is a layer of cartilage near the end of a bone where most of the bone's growth occurs. It is weaker and more vulnerable to injury than the rest of the bone.) Most parents call the doctor after their child complains of intermittent pain over several months. The pain may be anywhere from mild and felt only during activity to severe and constant. Other symptoms may include: * pain that worsens with exercise * relief from pain with rest * swelling or tenderness under the knee and over the shinbone * limping after exercise * tightness of the muscles surrounding the knee (the hamstring and quadriceps muscles) Symptoms that are not typical of OSD include pain at rest, thigh pain, or very severe pain that awakens kids from sleep or makes them cry. If your child experiences any of these symptoms, talk to your doctor. How Is It Treated? OSD usually goes away by age 18 or when a teenager's bones mature. Until then, only the symptoms need treatment. Rest is the key to pain relief. Parents find it a cruel irony that the most active kids are most likely to get OSD — and also the ones least likely to rest the affected area. In mild cases, doctors advise that kids limit the activities that cause pain. Long-term consequences of OSD are usually minor. Some kids may have a permanent, painless bump below the knee. In rare cases, they may develop a painful, bony growth below the kneecap that must be surgically removed. About 60% of adults who had OSD as kids experience some pain with kneeling. Source: Peter G. Gabos, MD,Kidshealth.org Pranic Healing: 1. Invoke and scan before, during and after treatment. 2. General sweeping with LWG. 3. Localized thorough sweeping on the entire affected leg and knee alternately with LG and LWO. Rescan. Continue sweeping and rescanning alternately until the energy is clean and stable. 4. Energize the affected area with LG, LB then LWV. 5. Localized thorough sweeping on the front and back solar plexus chakra. Energize with LWG, LWB then ordinary LWV. 6. Localized thorough sweeping on the navel and basic chakras. Energize with LWR. 7. Stabilize and release projected energy. 8. Repeat treatment 3 times per week for as long as need. 9. The affected leg and knee should be rested and not over used for at least 3 weeks. Love, Marilette Source: MASTER CHOA KOK SUI - Miracles Through Pranic Healing, Advanced Pranic Healing, Pranic Psychotherapy, Pranic Crystal Healing. PHQANDA and its contents are copyrighted by the Institute for Inner Studies, Inc.(IISI). Downloading, reproducing or copying in any manner or form, in part or as a whole, is prohibited without expressed written permission from IISI. Exception is given for single copy made for personal use only and when a brief passage or quotation is reproduced within proper context, without alteration and with proper acknowledgment. NOTICE: 1. Pranic Healing is not intended to replace orthodox medicine, but rather to complement it. If symptoms persist or if the ailment is severe, please consult immediately a medical doctor and a Certified Pranic Healer. 2. Pranic Healers who are are not medical doctors should not prescribe nor interfere with prescribed medications and/or medical treatments. ~ Master Choa Kok Sui MCKS Pranic Healing website: http://www.pranichealing.org. ______________________________\ ____ Choose the right car based on your needs. Check out Autos new Car Finder tool. http://autos./carfinder/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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