3 Department of Family Medicine, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA 4 Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA Purpose To evaluate whether ...

Patellar tendinopathy is commonly encountered in athletes who participate in high-impact sports. This condition can be frustrating for athletes and clinicians. Despite a breadth of treatment options ...

Objective: Patellar tendinopathy has been reported to be associated with many intrinsic risk factors. Few have been fully investigated. This cross-sectional study examined the anthropometric and ...

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 ...

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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 ...

At the end of a long ski season, I see a large number of patients with overuse injuries and conditions. Patellar tendonitis is one such common condition seen in our athletic population. Common sports ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Compared with eccentric exercise therapy, progressive tendon-loading exercise resulted in “superior” clinical ...

Tendonitis can be very painful, and the discomfort can get stronger if you keep using the joint and damage to the tendon worsens. Tendonitis usually heals in about 2 to 4 weeks, but chronic tendontis ...

Q: I am a 25 year old male who has been running on and off for the past 10 years. Whenever I increase my weekly mileage to 30+, or begin running at faster than a jogging pace, my right knee gets ...

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 ...