Apophysitis: Why Children Shouldn’t Play Through Pain
Apr 23, 2025 · Apophysitis is an inflammation or stress injury to the areas on or around growth plates in children and adolescents. Apophysitis is usually caused by repetitive overuse activities like running, …
Apophysitis and Osteochondrosis: Common Causes of Pain in ... - AAFP
May 15, 2019 · Apophysitis results from a traction injury to the cartilage and bony attachment of tendons in children and adolescents. Most often it is an overuse injury in children who are growing and have...
APOPHYSITIS | Sports Medicine Today
“Apophysitis” is the medical term used to indicate inflammation and stress injury where a muscle and its tendon attaches to the area on a bone where growth occurs in a child or adolescent, an area called …
What Is Apophysitis? Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment
Aug 20, 2025 · Apophysitis occurs when repetitive stress or overuse, often from physical activities like running, jumping, or throwing, causes inflammation where a muscle’s tendon pulls on the growth plate.
Injury Prevention Tips Can apophysitis of the pelvis/hip be prevented? To help prevent hip pain and other injuries, it’s important to take care of your body before, dur-ing, and after activity. • Always start …
Apophysitis of the Pelvis/Hip | Lurie Children's
When the muscle attached to the apophysis is excessively tight or overworked, it can put increased tension and stress on the apophysis, which results in irritation and inflammation, a condition called …
Apophysitis of the Pelvis and Hip - Emergency Department
Apophysitis involves inflammation of one of these with associated dull pain, and is typically associated with muscle overuse. It is usually of gradual onset, and should be differentiated from Avulsion injuries …
Osgood Schlatter's Disease (Tibial Tubercle Apophysitis)
Sep 16, 2025 · Osgood-Schlatter disease is osteochondrosis or traction apophysitis of the tibial tubercle, commonly presenting as anterior knee pain in the pediatric population.
Apophysitis and Osteochondrosis: Common Causes of Pain in
May 15, 2019 · Apophysitis results from a traction injury to the cartilage and bony attachment of tendons in children and adolescents. Most often it is an overuse injury in children who are growing and have …
Sever’s Disease (Calcaneal Apophysitis): What It Is
New bone growth is made of cartilage, which is weaker and easier to injure. As children age, the cartilage hardens into bone. Apophysitis is inflammation of the growth plate of a bone in children. It’s …