KickChick Posted January 14, 2003 Posted January 14, 2003 Patella Tendenitis is also called jumper's knee, very common in basketball players also in dancers, runners really anyone who runs and jumps regularly may suffer from it. The pain tends to sneak up on you, first hurting after your activity, then toward the end of the activity, then during, at the beginning, and finally all the time. It's probably the second most frequent knee injury. The cause of tendenitis (jumper's knee) usually results from microscopic tears within the tendon and triggering an inflammatory response within the tendon. Here is more detail for you! http://www.lifefitness.org/qandapages/knee.html
ZR440 Posted January 14, 2003 Posted January 14, 2003 Thanks. I also read a while ago that prolonged Jumpers Knee can eventually rip the tendon. Ugh. I thought I had this condition, but I also have the prickly needle sensation above the kneecap, so I am a little lost. Fortunately, my MA class hasn't started back up this year and the rest has helped more than anything. It's happy hour somewhere in the world.
monkeygirl Posted January 14, 2003 Posted January 14, 2003 There's this lovely stuff call NuVim. It's like milk on steroids (well, no steroids invovled, but you know), and lactose-free. It has a lot of benefits, including joint flexibility. I drink it because milk makes me sick (not lactose intolerance, but something else), so this is a good replacement. It comes in two flavors (that I know of): Strawberry Vanilla and Orange Tangerine. I recommend the Orange Tangerine. The strawberry is kinda gross... You can usually find it in your grocery store around the orange juice. If it's not there it's probably near the soy milk, etc. 1st dan & Asst. Instructor TKD 2000-2003No matter the tune...if you can rock it, rock it hard.
ZeRo Posted January 14, 2003 Posted January 14, 2003 what are "supllements"? and what do do the ones your talking about do?
monkeygirl Posted January 14, 2003 Posted January 14, 2003 Y'know... vitamin and mineral "supplements"; to supplement those you don't get from your diet. 1st dan & Asst. Instructor TKD 2000-2003No matter the tune...if you can rock it, rock it hard.
ZR440 Posted January 14, 2003 Posted January 14, 2003 KickChick, I found a web link that describes what I have. It describes the diagnosis better than the doctor I went to. (In all fairness, he did advise the same rehabilitation guidelines.) http://lipscombclinic.com/sports/Articles/Injuries/Chondromalacia/chondromalacia.htm It's happy hour somewhere in the world.
KickChick Posted January 14, 2003 Posted January 14, 2003 ah .... you're pretty good there ZR! Only thing that I would caution against is .... that the site suggests a hamstring exercise (the hurdler's stretch) in the treatment section, which I do advise not to do. The hurdler's stretch is the stretch where you are sitting down with one or both legs bent so the foot is next to the hip while you lean back) Well, this can cause damage to the medial collateral ligaments (the ligaments on the inside of the knee), compress the medial meniscus (the cartilage that separates the bones that form the knee joint), and may cause dislocation of the patella (the knee cap).
ZR440 Posted January 14, 2003 Posted January 14, 2003 Good advice. Got enough problems as it is. How did your husband like the Dream Theater DVD? It's happy hour somewhere in the world.
ZeRo Posted January 14, 2003 Posted January 14, 2003 Y'know... vitamin and mineral "supplements"; to supplement those you don't get from your diet. hahahhahah :lol: sorry thats me being a dumb person! i know what supplements are!
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