Little Known Ways to Hack and Remap Tendonitis Patellar Pain

Your knee hurts. You have been forced to sit out from your favorite sports. Simple flights of stairs have become ominously intimidating. You have asked around, tried a few athletic creams and knee straps to no avail. You are dreading the inevitable. Surgery.

Maybe as a last resort you have decided to take one last lap through the internet in the hopes of finding a secret magical cure that can make your tendonitis patellar pain just go away.

I know, I have been there personally. In my case I developed knee pain because I love to jump rope. Too many Rocky movies as a child I suppose, but there I was, just like you may be, facing surgery to solve my problem... Or so I thought.

Luckily for me I found some ways to fix the problem before it reached that point and I'm happy to share them with you here. What helped me was a combination of different techniques, some of which didn't seem like commonsense at all. Here's what I did.

First tendonitis patellar is a condition whereby the tendon connecting the knee cap to the shin bone gets tiny micro tears in it and becomes swollen and sore. This is not the type of injury a person can just work though. We must stop exercising the tendon and allow it to heal.

Next get some ice on the inflamed area to reduce the swelling. Doing this over several days is best.

Adjusting body mechanics. A physical therapist can suggest proper motions during a repetitive movement that will need to be practiced until they become second nature.

Strengthening your tendon. There are specific quadriceps and hip exercises that do not seem related to the patellar tendon at all at first glance, but when I followed them faithfully, they made a huge difference in my pain and swelling.

Massage and iontophoresis. A topical corticosteroid medication applied to your knee, then worked in using a small device emitting a low voltage electrical charge, which delivers the medication through your skin.

Remember, getting rid of the pain and swelling is one thing. Learning to remap movements that cause tendonitis patellar in the first place is another. I did it with out surgery and others can too. Good luck and I wish you the best results!

I was able to get learn some exercises that really helped my tendonitis patellar from my adopted physical therapist Bart Anderson. His book was a godsend at a time when I wasn't carrying any insurance and thought surgery was eminent. I learned exercises and stretches that I would have never guessed would relate to my knee and other techniques that got me back on the softball field after sitting out for just one season. More of that can be found at my blog at: [http://tendonitispatellar.com]