NickW
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Thanks to Bare Lee and his constant questions lately about his knee pain to anyone that might give him advice, I started thinking maybe I should look into my own knee pain that has gone on for a few months now. Initially, I wasn't sure what had started the pain in my knee, but now looking back I am pretty certain that the broad jumps I was doing at the time probably had aggravated it. It wasn't a sudden pain during the activity, but was there when I woke up one morning. The pain is just below the knee-cap, and feels like it's near the surface and not real deep in the knee. From what I have just searched online, it looks and sounds just like patellar tendinitis, also known as jumpers knee.
It was re-aggravated last week while on a run, I had stepped on an acorn that was hidden under a leaf which then acted as a ball bearing rolling under the foot until the sudden stop of the acorn rolling out from under the foot and the foot planting on the ground (jarred the knee with the sudden stop of forward momentum). I hadn't been having any pain prior to this except when I would walk down stairs or run at a fast (for me) pace. Even after last weeks mishap it still isn't too terribly bad and I feel like I can run, but it is a little worrisome that it hasn't cleared up in the last few months despite me having taken a month off due to PF.
My question is, I see a lot of treatments that say to temporarily use a patellar strap knee brace and/or use products like Topricin. Is there anything else I can/should be doing as well? Any better advice than what I've found online? And yes I know it's hard to say for sure without examining my knee so I understand this is just for informational purposes and not actual advice. Thank you all for any advice you can provide. You are very appreciated here!
It was re-aggravated last week while on a run, I had stepped on an acorn that was hidden under a leaf which then acted as a ball bearing rolling under the foot until the sudden stop of the acorn rolling out from under the foot and the foot planting on the ground (jarred the knee with the sudden stop of forward momentum). I hadn't been having any pain prior to this except when I would walk down stairs or run at a fast (for me) pace. Even after last weeks mishap it still isn't too terribly bad and I feel like I can run, but it is a little worrisome that it hasn't cleared up in the last few months despite me having taken a month off due to PF.
My question is, I see a lot of treatments that say to temporarily use a patellar strap knee brace and/or use products like Topricin. Is there anything else I can/should be doing as well? Any better advice than what I've found online? And yes I know it's hard to say for sure without examining my knee so I understand this is just for informational purposes and not actual advice. Thank you all for any advice you can provide. You are very appreciated here!