Patellar tendinopathy happens when the patella tendon that connects your kneecap (patella) to your shinbone is torn or injured. Stress on the tendon causes tiny tears, which are usually small enough ...

Introduction Many athletes with patellar tendinopathy are still participating in sports but have symptoms during or after activities. It is hard to decrease pain in-season with current treatments; ...

Q: I have recently began my summer base training for my first season of college cross country and seem to be afflicted with patellar tendonitis. I feel a pain/tightness in the tendon and where it ...

If YOU'RE FEELING pain just under your kneecap, you might be dealing with a bout of patellar tendonitis. It's a specific place to feel pain, and if you've ever experienced it, you know all too well ...

I used the word Tendonitis in the title, but in many cases, you may have a Tendinopathy instead. A tendon is a fibrous tissue that attaches a muscle to a bone. Tendonitis is inflammation of the tendon ...

Though categorically not bad for your knees, running can be the cause of certain knee pain or injuries. One of the more common ones is patellar tendinopathy, which presents as pain just below the knee ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with patellar tendinopathy who undergo ultrasound-guided leukocyte-rich platelet-rich plasma injections ...

1 Musculoskeletal Research Centre, School of Physiotherapy, La Trobe University, Bundoora, 3086, Australia 2 Physical Activity and Nutrition Research Unit, School of Health Sciences, Deakin University ...

The patellar tendon runs from the knee cap to the tibia and transmits the force from the quadriceps muscles. The term ‘tendinitis’ means inflammation of the tendon and used to be the common name for ...