bad knee's

[cashflowpatrick]

Im not sure if this is the right place to put this question but I think its close enough.

I have a bad knee. I suffer from Osgood Schladerial (spell check) disorder, which is an inflamation in the knee joint that manifests itself in a bump, which can become painful if any pressure or force is exerted on it.
Ive had my "bump" since puberty and Ive learned to live with it, and so far I havent had too much troubles until I started Shiatsu where I need to sit on it for several minutes on a time.
This hurts alot, and while my teacher understands that my problem he still frowns upon be shifting around when it gets too painful.
Plus standing up after kneeling can be tough and it takes me a little bit for my knee to flex normally again.

Does anyone else have this problem or any advice?

 

[Kitty L]

A student in my shiatsu class had knee problems... she was accommodated, and taught to use a table through the entire thing. Perhaps that's an option for you?

In my opinion, that'll be a benefit to you: unless you plan to build a practice doing mat work, most of your clients will be on a table anyway. Might as well learn to do shiatsu that way too.

 

[gina]

I also do shiatsu on the table... I have had 3 knee surgeries on my L knee. I was able to convince the teacher for the 2nd half of the program to teach it that way... she usually only does 1 class, but we persuaded her to let us continue if we wanted to practice that way... thankfully others also wanted to use the table vs. the floor.

 

[Casey Jane]

Have you tried acupuncture? My acupuncturist sees several kids w/Osgood-Schlatter and it has really helped them. Since this hasn't resolved itself (I hear it usually does once growth is completed), you might consider some intervention.

 

[swimma]

Have you tried acupuncture? My acupuncturist sees several kids w/Osgood-Schlatter and it has really helped them. Since this hasn't resolved itself (I hear it usually does once growth is completed), you might consider some intervention.

Ive done some research on the disorder and it doesnt go away, and I dont think there is any real surgery for it because its really just an inconvience.
What I did before was use a pillow under that knee which works kinda well. The only problems Ive had is that the pillow needs to be extra thick and its tough to transition from one body part to another because I need to pick it up and move it if I need to switch body positions. Plus on my last final I got points docked because it accidentally brushed against my client.

Im thinking maybe I can get some sort of knee cushion to wear that hopefully wont hamper my movement too much, do those exist?

 

[E-Man]

I would definitely try knee pads, you can get them in any sporting goods store... I would suggest the ones that they use for vollyball players, they are really puffy and meant for diving to the floor.

 

[Freedom]

I had considered that too, but I realized that knee pads are for protecting your knee's from the outside, not from the in.
I think I could make one myself with some duct tape and a small pillow.