Comments on: Patellar Tendinopathy

By: jeff

jeff — Thu, 24 Nov 2022 23:23:48 +0000

Hi Marc, I have no structural issues on my knee/ankle. Highly likely it’s knee tendinopathy yet my ankle(slammed on exercise bike has issues). Currently I can handle stationary bike ..Yet I have lingering pain on my roof of foot, when I carry groceries.
Should I still follow this exercise protocol?
Is this pain in root of foot common for knee tendinopathy?

By: Tony

Tony — Wed, 24 Aug 2022 15:14:06 +0000

Hi Marc, you’ve been an invaluable resource. I’m currently experiencing quite a bit of discomfort at the tibial tuberosity and the patella is painful with palpitation at in this area. There’s no pain further up the tendon toward the patella. Can I utilize this protocol despite my pain being localized on the tibial end of the tendon? Seemingly it’s presenting like adult Osgood-Schlatter’s.

By: Michael

Michael — Tue, 26 Jul 2022 03:02:37 +0000

So fortunate that this video came out of nowhere. I have been looking for help for nearly two years. I’m 64 years old and a retired MRI Tech. I’m have always kept myself in good shape but paid dearly for all of the years running on pavement. I had my right knee replaced December 2020 with a scheduled left knee replacement for March 2021. After my Right TKA my PT was excellent and I reach all expectations for flexibility. At my 7th week everything suddenly started to reverse. Within a week my right knee was unable to flex with substantial swelling and pain. After three different imaging modalities I was told that I had Tendinosis and that there were a substantial amount of tears in my quad tendon. Some of which required surgery. I requested an MRI before surgery and the MRI showed that my tendon had inadvertently lapped back and forth upon itself creating an “S“ shaped layer. Even worse, that very spot had been sutured creating a tendon that that was literally 1.5cm too short. In essence my hard and painful therapy ripped my tendon to shreds. My next surgery to repair the damage was in March 2021 and physical therapy was and is very slow going. It is now 18 months since my second surgery and my knee cap pops out and medially when going up and down stairs. Going down is more painful because of the weight load. I have yet to determine the best way to tighten up my tendon so it stays in place. Is there a specific regimen you would recommend?

By: Kacper

Kacper — Tue, 12 Jul 2022 13:39:38 +0000

We should do every stage together or step by step, first stage 0 next 1 etc. if one by one how long should one stage last? 1week/1month or it’s very indyvidual? Thanks for help

By: Marc Surdyka

Marc Surdyka — Sun, 22 May 2022 21:26:39 +0000

In reply to Kevin Hunger MD.

Quadriceps tendinopathy would likely be managed similarly. Here’s our blog for gluteal tendinopathy – https://e3rehab.com/staging1/blog/lateralhippain/

By: Kevin Hunger MD

Kevin Hunger MD — Fri, 20 May 2022 16:40:15 +0000

Hello, thank you for the information. Is pain in the tendon above the patella treated the same way? (on the gluteal side). Does your book go into that tendinopathy as well?
Thank yo so much
KH

By: Robert Hicks

Robert Hicks — Tue, 22 Mar 2022 17:35:16 +0000

Hello, My teenage daughter’s knees have been hurting on and off for 18 months. The professionals say it’s from overuse and the fact that she’s growing a lot. They also say she’ll grow out of it eventually. The pain is below the knee cap and it’ll jump from right to left knee and back for no apparent reason and no consistent duration. She does travel soccer and lacrosse but we’ve cut her training time down significantly. She’s rested form weeks at a time but the pain would come back within a couple days. What do you think?

By: Ká Hồi

Ká Hồi — Sun, 06 Mar 2022 13:10:55 +0000

I am currently have patellar tendinopathy, and for the next 12 weeks, I will follow your instructions, which are heavy slow resistance training and plyometrics training. I hope my knee will be better, and I will come back here 12 weeks later to tell you guys a good news. Thanks