Re: Medicine for Tendinitis
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Patellar tendonitis is an “over use” injury that nearly every jumper is going to deal with at some point in their career. Perhaps that is why it is called “Jumper knee.” The following will help you to recover quickly and get back to regular training and performance.
1. Balanced quads and hamstrings are often a cause of patellar tendonitis. When the hamstring is tight this will cause more tension on the quadriceps. This tension is then transferred to the patellar tendon, which can aggravate micro tears and not allow the tendon to fully relax and recover. Stretching your quads, and hams thoroughly after exercises and every day is a great way to release tension on the patellar tendon.
2. Along the same lines developing balanced strength in the ham and quad is going to allow your tendon to relax. The exercises in The Jump Manual focus on building balanced muscle strength, as well as bulild up the supporting muscles and tendons of the knee.
3. I know you know this already, but icing your knees every days is a NECESSITY. Your knees will have some inflammation after exercises and that inflammation can increase the damage done to the tendon. Overtime this become significant. I use ice wraps that make the icing process much easier. You can store them in your freezer, and easily wrap them around your knees and go about your business.
4. Taking an anti inflammatory such as IB Profen can also help to reduce inflammation. If you prefer cinnamon is also a natural anti inflammatory agent, so you can add a teaspoon to your shakes.
5. If you often run, or do other cardio I would recommend switching to something that will reduce how often you place impact on you knees. Swimming, biking, or an elliptical are great substitutes.
6. You can take your plyometrics workouts to the pool to still get a nice workout and take strain off your knees. This can allow you to still make progress while also helping your knees to recover.
7. Glucosamine, Chondroit, and MSM are excellent for ant-inflation and tissue repair as well as omega 3 fats and fish oils.
Hope this helps...
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