Adolescent Knee Injuries
Children and young people are just as susceptible to the knee injuries
that affect us all. But some conditions are confined to adolescence.
Knee pain in adolescence is relatively common. It can vary from
simple knee sprains (seen in all athletes) to major knee injuries.
You can find information on many of these on our other
sports injury pages.
There are, however, some conditions associated with
sporting activities that are particularly common in adolescence.
These may be due to simple muscle imbalance during the rapid
growth phases (11-14yrs – girls, 12-15yrs – boys) and usually settle
with physiotherapy rehabilitation.