Patellar Tendonitis
Sports
What Is Patella Tendonitis?
Patella Tendonitis, sometimes known as jumper’s knee, is a condition where the tendon connecting your kneecap to your shin bone weakens and becomes inflamed.
This can cause severe pain that reaches from your kneecap down the length of your shin bone and can take up to 3 months or more for full recovery.
Conditions
What Are The Possible Causes?
Considered a soft tissue injury, Patella Tendonitis can be caused by a number of actions, including:
- Repeated stress to the knees
- Insufficient running shoes
- Insufficient running shoes
- Long-distance running or sprinting
- Insufficient warm-up before exercise
What Are The Risks If Left Untreated?
Leaving Patella Tendonitis untreated can result in tears to your tendon, significantly extending recovery time and increasing your risk for permanent and chronic pain in the knees.
Oftentimes, the severity will reach beyond just athletic performance and can affect everyday life, making walking or climbing the stairs unbearably painful.
How Is It Treated?
Some at-home remedies for treating Patella Tendonitis include anti-inflammatory medication elevation and stretching.
The main goal is to improve muscle strength, bring more blood flow to the area, reduce inflammation, and improve elasticity.
Our highly skilled chiropractors at Life Balance Chiropractic routinely perform these unique soft tissue chiropractic adjustments that help Patella Tendonitis sufferers recover faster and retain more mobility and ensure property knee cap tracking.
