Anyone had patellar tendonitis/Jumpers knee?
Discussion
I'm suffering with this at the moment and I'm wondering if anyone has had it and recovered.
I'm fairly new to running and I have done the usual thing of going too hard too fast. My physio suggested that I continue running but do lots of foam rolling and stretching. It's not clearing up at all. I've had it for about 4 months now.
Is it best to stop running until its better?
I'm fairly new to running and I have done the usual thing of going too hard too fast. My physio suggested that I continue running but do lots of foam rolling and stretching. It's not clearing up at all. I've had it for about 4 months now.
Is it best to stop running until its better?
I also have one of those patella knee straps which does help lessen the pain when running. I think it essentially redistributes the strain to a different part of the tendon which is less painful. The problem is that it doesn't actually cure the damage to the tendon and I don't see it as a long term solution.
I've been reading a good book on the matter and I'm going to try the stretches and eccentric decline squats mentioned in there. I'll report back on my findings.
Beating Patellar Tendonitis: The Proven Treatment Formula to Fix Hidden Causes of Jumper's Knee and Stay Pain-free for Life Paperback –
by Martin Koban
I've been reading a good book on the matter and I'm going to try the stretches and eccentric decline squats mentioned in there. I'll report back on my findings.
Beating Patellar Tendonitis: The Proven Treatment Formula to Fix Hidden Causes of Jumper's Knee and Stay Pain-free for Life Paperback –
by Martin Koban
Just bumping my old thread to see if anyone else has any experiences of PT to share.
A year since last posting and I STILL have this blasted issue. I'm on my third physio now and I have tried lots of stretches, strength exercises etc. but nothing seems to have cleared it.
Against the suggestions from my physio, I think I'm going to have a solid 3 months off running and stick to a very consistent plan of eccentric squats, foam rolling and glute strengthening.
Really fed up of this.
A year since last posting and I STILL have this blasted issue. I'm on my third physio now and I have tried lots of stretches, strength exercises etc. but nothing seems to have cleared it.
Against the suggestions from my physio, I think I'm going to have a solid 3 months off running and stick to a very consistent plan of eccentric squats, foam rolling and glute strengthening.
Really fed up of this.
Quick update
It turns out my bout of tendinitis wasn't the main problem.
After 1.5 years of the usual physio work, I begged for an MRI which revealed some damage/tears on my patella cartilage.
I was referred to a consultant who also diagnosed poor tracking of my patella despite all the stretches/exercises that the physio has had me doing. The tracking issue was also causing the damage and pain that I have been experiencing.
I'm soon in to have an operation to realign the patella and to tidy up the cartilage.
It turns out my bout of tendinitis wasn't the main problem.
After 1.5 years of the usual physio work, I begged for an MRI which revealed some damage/tears on my patella cartilage.
I was referred to a consultant who also diagnosed poor tracking of my patella despite all the stretches/exercises that the physio has had me doing. The tracking issue was also causing the damage and pain that I have been experiencing.
I'm soon in to have an operation to realign the patella and to tidy up the cartilage.
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