Knee Tendonitis!!

**muscles03** · 08-29-2006, 06:35 PM

i have knee tendonitis in both knees! are their any reabilitation exercises or anything to cure it??

**Kal-El** · 08-29-2006, 06:58 PM

deca . no seriously what area of the knee is it hurting? I had patella tendonitis or jumpers knee whatever you wanna call it got a band from Rite Aid wore it around for about 4 months and quit running on it and it doesnt hurt anymore.

**muscles03** · 08-29-2006, 07:23 PM

haha well it is mostly patella tendonitis, and it is a pain in the a**, the thing is i am very active with running so i was curious to know if there are any fast methods for healing

**Kal-El** · 08-29-2006, 10:02 PM

Originally Posted by muscles03

haha well it is mostly patella tendonitis, and it is a pain in the a**, the thing is i am very active with running so i was curious to know if there are any fast methods for healing

negative even my doc who is currently treating my left ankle said that rest is the best medicine for that area. he doesnt like doing cortizone shots in that area. i was playing 2 full 10+ game season of semi-pro ball a year and 2 full summer and fall softball seasons and my knees let me know it. after laying off and wearing the band during any semi-strenous activity my knees feel great again and should feel even better when i start the deca next week

just give it a little while, if your concerned about not getting the cardio try bike or something. good luck man. 9 bucks rite aid...get one you will thank me for it.

**jerol** · 09-09-2006, 09:41 AM

Muscle03,

I posted this in an earlier thread, but here goes:

I have had the same thing for many years. In fact, it had been the limiting issue for my leg development. I am a surgeon and have several good friends who are orthopedists. They freely admit to me that there is no universal way to correct this problem.

Sometimes people have a poorly developed medial head of the quadriceps that causes the patella to sit more laterally and that causes the irritation. Bodybuilders generally do NOT have a poorly developed medial quadriceps though. Sometimes people simply have an aberrant position of their patella. It should sit nicely in the groove formed by the femoral condyles (the end part of your femur bone). If it is not in this groove, then you can get irritation and pain. This can be confirmed with simple knee X-rays (specifically, a "sunrise" view).

Interestingly, squats are almost always frowned on automatically by most orthopedists. However, squats are a natural movement for the body and as long as you don't go below parallel, the knee joints shouldn't be brought into play too much (at the lower range of the movement, the hip flexors, glutes and hamstrings take over the stress). A far worse strain on the knees can ironically come from leg extensions (traditionally a way of "strengthening" the quads as a part of knee rehab). Here, we often bring the lower leg well behind the knee (past 90 degrees) and that is both stressful on the knees and a completely unnatural motion. When I stopped doing leg extensions, my knee pain resolved.

Now I squat heavy weights, do not go as low as I did in my 20s and 30s, and ice religiously post workout. I have no knee pain and my legs have never felt better. If you insist on doing extensions, set the machine up so you start your rep with your feet in front of your knees (though I think you can just shitcan the extensions altogether).

Hope this helps,

Jerol

**Ammar** · 09-10-2006, 11:56 PM

Jerol, great post...thanks for the info man. I have been dealing with my tendinitis for over 2 years and its killing me. I cant squat, run, or do extensions as of now. And my doctor keeps telling me "give it rest" so I do then nothing.

**steroid-peptides** · 09-24-2006, 08:53 AM

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***Doc.Sust*** · 09-24-2006, 12:03 PM

Originally Posted by jerol

Muscle03,

I posted this in an earlier thread, but here goes:

I have had the same thing for many years. In fact, it had been the limiting issue for my leg development. I am a surgeon and have several good friends who are orthopedists. They freely admit to me that there is no universal way to correct this problem.

Sometimes people have a poorly developed medial head of the quadriceps that causes the patella to sit more laterally and that causes the irritation. Bodybuilders generally do NOT have a poorly developed medial quadriceps though. Sometimes people simply have an aberrant position of their patella. It should sit nicely in the groove formed by the femoral condyles (the end part of your femur bone). If it is not in this groove, then you can get irritation and pain. This can be confirmed with simple knee X-rays (specifically, a "sunrise" view).

Interestingly, squats are almost always frowned on automatically by most orthopedists. However, squats are a natural movement for the body and as long as you don't go below parallel, the knee joints shouldn't be brought into play too much (at the lower range of the movement, the hip flexors, glutes and hamstrings take over the stress). A far worse strain on the knees can ironically come from leg extensions (traditionally a way of "strengthening" the quads as a part of knee rehab). Here, we often bring the lower leg well behind the knee (past 90 degrees) and that is both stressful on the knees and a completely unnatural motion. When I stopped doing leg extensions, my knee pain resolved.

Now I squat heavy weights, do not go as low as I did in my 20s and 30s, and ice religiously post workout. I have no knee pain and my legs have never felt better. If you insist on doing extensions, set the machine up so you start your rep with your feet in front of your knees (though I think you can just shitcan the extensions altogether).

Hope this helps,

Jerol

great info , i agree, alot of time open chain kinetic movements like extensions or leg curls are far worse than
closed chain kinetic motions like squats.

deca ,hgh and alot of ice would help with the pain and healing, but the most important is just proper time and rest. these aids may help cut healing time down, but they wont be an instant cure.if i had to pick one i would vote for HGH, the healing effects are amazing, but the down fall is that it is costly and it should be taken for at least 6 months