Patellar Tendinopathy

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Posted this shit already in another thread but here goes :

Had this in my right leg. My problem was that I had weak quads, putting too much stress on the leg.

I started taking anti-inflammatory medicine and started squatting to build up my legs. What helped me a lot was strapping.

Take a strap, and roll around your patellar tendon 4 times. Afterwards, strap around your calf to give stability to the strap. Finish by strapping against the tendon again and put it in place with a little pin.

Not gonna lie it's gonna take forever to heal. But last year I was in pain basically everyday from tendonitis and was squatting 1pl8 and now I'm totally pain free and squatting 3pl8.

You're gonna make it, bruh

>>37991381
stop running/jumping etc.... while you have any discomfort whatsoever, foam roll and stretch, check your form out when you walk/run and massage the area before sleep.

thats what i did anyway, also, try other sports instead of running, like perhaps swimming.

>>37991430
It's shit.

>>37991437
Straps and squats. My favorites. Thanks for the input, bruh. I'll probably start by skipping the meds, but if push comes to shove, I'll eat that shit like candy..

Tbqh meds are more a placebo than anything. My doc prescribed me some very low dosages of ketum and dicloflenac. I have no idea if they actually worked but it was a huge boost mentally.

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>>37991479
you shouldn't be doing even 1pl8. Bodyweight is all you need to recover. No sports either. Do 3x10 leg lifts/clams/bridges and stretch while laying down. Don't go to a doctor or they will refer you to a pt. If you go to a pt they're jsut going to tell you do these exercises and stretch. Don't do anything else but those exercises.

>>37991476
Yeah, thought as much myself. I'd like to take up swimming or maybe cycling, though.
>>37991515
Ya, I try to stave off meds as long as I can..

>>37991381
rest

no magic curarive exercise for tendinitis

>>37991561
Yes, but some exercise surely helps? I mean, I can't fucking stay still, can I? And fuck skipping leg day. Leg day's best day.

What I'm going to say will probably piss off some of you but I strongly advise you to stay active.

When I had tendinitis I tried to rest but the pain never went away. I said fuck it and started to build up my quads with low weight and it helped a lot.

>>37991381
Had this till some months ago in my left knee. Went to PT and got eccentric excercises to do, also needed to stop running/jumping/etc. So no stress is put on the knee.

Also squatting has improved the situation, building your quads is going to help for stability. Keep doing weigth training but stop the running etc.
It will heal but it will take some time to fully recover.

>>37993671
Btw also got the advice to use a patellar brace if I can't withstand the pain. Google it, it helped me in many situations.

I get this pain in my right knee. My form isn't too bad right guys? I deloaded my squat around two weeks ago and made a vid. What should I change? My knees track with my toes p well I think

https://youtu.be/h70WmuIIgME