Exercises with the Blackroll | Exercises for Osgood Schlatter’s disease

Exercises with the Blackroll

The Blackroll is a fascial roll, it can be used for training at home as well as in therapy for Osgood Schlatter’s disease and is designed to loosen, stretch and mobilize the connective tissue around the muscles. This also promotes blood circulation. This can support the healing process.

1) Quadriceps stretching in prone position One exercise that is suitable for the treatment of Osgood Schlatter’s disease is the quadriceps stretching in prone position. Here, the patient lies in the prone position (forearm support/plank or high support) on the fascial roll (blackroll), so that the roll lies below the groin. Now he rolls himself forward with the help of his arms so that the roll rolls down his thigh to his knee.

The exercise can be made more difficult by bending the healthy leg and placing it to the side so that only the leg to be treated remains on the roll. 2) Massage in the lateral position Another exercise that can be effective for Osgood Schlatter’s disease is massage by the roll in the lateral position. The patient is in the forearm support/plan position on his side, the roller comes to rest just below the hip. By pushing the body upwards, the roller rolls along the leg towards the knee and can treat the front lateral thigh muscles.

Eccentric training

Eccentric training in combination with stretching exercises is an effective training tool for Osgood Schlatter’s disease. Eccentric muscle work refers to the work the muscle does as it slowly becomes long under a load. Concentrated is the work it does during the shortening process.

Eccentricity, i.e. controlled lengthening, is a coordinatively demanding form of work, but is an effective form of training in Osgood Schlatter’s disease when the inflammation has already subsided. There are special machines that specialize in eccentric training. In everyday therapy, eccentricity can be trained through therapeutic exercises, e.g. PNF (Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation). In everyday life, the patient can train eccentricity by trying to deliberately allow the return path of the exercise to take place slowly and in a controlled manner, e.g. with the leg press.