⛹️♂️Knee Pain in Jumping Sports
🗣’I think I have Jumper’s Knee Doc’...a common phrase I hear in clinic. Especially with the high-profile Kawhi Leonard Injury in basketball, everyone is more aware of this overuse type of knee pain. But did you know there are different types? : 🔻Quadriceps Tendon Pain 🔻Patellar Tendon Pain 🔻Patello-Femoral Pain . 🌌Quad Tendon pain is generally less common, but typically presents above the knee-cap after a lot of exercise, after a long period of rest (like the off-season). It’s frustrating to clients and teams because it won’t hurt at rest, but then will flare-up mid-activity 💢and be unbearable . 🌠We’ll see the quad tendon variant more with: 🔹Sports needing a lot of knee flexion (basketball, skiing) 🔹Older patients 🔹Patients with diabetes or metabolic problems . ➡️ Rest and Ice rarely solves the problem,
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