Patellar Tendonitis

Anyone got any ideas of how to shake this patellar
tendonitis? I have had it now for about 6-7 weeks and
can't shake it. I have pain that is itchy and burning
sometimes and then other times it is a dull pain like the
tendon is bruised.

I have been icing and using moist heat as well. Any ideas on
maybe some analgesics?

I have done zero biking or running. Just lifting upper body
and swimming a little bit.

I suspect I ramped up too early this spring.

Took me a month of doing nothing to strain it.. no running,
or biking.. to heal mine. Then, I slowly eased back into
exercise, biking first and starting with a mile run...and
stopped if I felt any pain. Also starting wearing a patellar
brace (like chopac brace) which seemed to help.... that is
my story anyway, and it has been okay since. I made the
mistake when I first felt the pain or trying to push through
it which made it worse.

Jeff

"Eric Kratz" <ericcarla@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:KV%Gc.446$5%3.388@newssvr22.news.prodigy.com...
> Anyone got any ideas of how to shake this patellar
> tendonitis? I have had it now for about 6-7 weeks and
> can't shake it. I have pain that is itchy and burning
> sometimes and then other times it is a dull pain like the
tendon
> is bruised.
>
> I have been icing and using moist heat as well. Any ideas
> on maybe some analgesics?
>
> I have done zero biking or running. Just lifting upper
> body and swimming
a
> little bit.
>
> I suspect I ramped up too early this spring.

>Anyone got any ideas of how to shake this patellar
>tendonitis?

Fastest: physical therapy.

Gleshna

Overheard at 2004 ESA Northeastern Regional Surf Contest:

"F%&*, I got beaten by a guy from the Great Lakes!"

In article <KV%Gc.446$5%3.388@newssvr22.news.prodigy.com>, Eric Kratz
<ericcarla@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> Anyone got any ideas of how to shake this patellar
> tendonitis? I have had it now for about 6-7 weeks and
> can't shake it. I have pain that is itchy and burning
> sometimes and then other times it is a dull pain like the
> tendon is bruised.
>
> I have been icing and using moist heat as well. Any ideas
> on maybe some analgesics?
>
> I have done zero biking or running. Just lifting upper
> body and swimming a little bit.
>
> I suspect I ramped up too early this spring.
\

Eric,

Check out http://www.mindfulness.com/of5.asp

Roll out the quads You can use the PVC or the rolling pin to
lay on or you can check out www.tpmassageball.com and get
their complete kit for $120. IF you can loosen the quads the
pressure on the tendons will disappear.

Ozzie Gontang Maintainer - rec.running FAQ http://www.faqs.org/faqs/by-
newsgroup/rec/rec.running.html Director, San Diego Marathon
Clinic, est. 1975

Mindful Running http://www.mindfulness.com/mr.asp

>Ozzie Gontang gontang215@sbcglobal.net

> IF you can loosen the quads the pressure on the tendons
> will disappear.

That's interesting. I had a similar knee problem. My
physical therapist gave me a stretch for the side of my hip.
After months, my PT knee pain went away within a few days.

Gleshna

Overheard at 2004 ESA Northeastern Regional Surf Contest:

"F%&*, I got beaten by a guy from the Great Lakes!"

gleshna@aol.com (Gleshna) wrote in
news:20040708085212.13624.00001152@mb-m12.aol.com:

> That's interesting. I had a similar knee problem. My
> physical therapist gave me a stretch for the side of my
> hip. After months, my PT knee pain went away within a
> few days.
>
>
> Gleshna

Gleshna, could you please send the directions for this
stretch?

Thanks, Ken