Patellar tendinitis is an injury to the tendon connecting your kneecap (patella) to your shinbone. The patellar tendon works with the muscles at the front of your thigh to extend your knee so that you can kick, run and jump. Pain is the first symptom of patellar tendinitis, usually between your kneecap and where the tendon attaches to your shinbone (tibia).
WHERE DO YOU FEEL PAIN WITH PATELLAR TENDONITIS?
HOW DOES PATELLAR TENDONITIS DEVELOP?
Patellar tendinitis is a common overuse injury, caused by repeated stress on your patellar tendon. The stress results in tiny tears in the tendon, which your body attempts to repair. But as the tears in the tendon multiply, they cause pain from inflammation and weakening of the tendon. When this tendon damage persists for more than a few weeks, it's called tendinopathy.
Gentle adjustments and manipulations to the knee and surrounding joints can help reduce and relieve pain so you can get on the road to recovery faster.
The first step to recovery is to reduce your pain. Chiropractic adjustments can help alleviate pain so you can start your rehabilitation and begin recovery.
Using our proven rehabilitation procedures in Fayetteville, we can help get you back on the field faster and for longer.