Originally Posted by almostaugust

Hello Healer,
Ive got some great advice for you. I too have Patellar Tendonitis. Its one of the most frustrating injuries ive ever had. I have made posts on this board in the past about it annoying me. Well, up until 2 weeks ago i was at wits end! I have had this bloody condition for 6 months, and nothing has helped too much. Physio was made some progress, but my week to week training and competing (soccer and martial arts) just reversed whatever progress i made. I even got a cho-pat sports strap specially designed for our condition. It didnt help much either.
Two weeks ago i started doing very gentle squats, reps of 10. I did them throughout the day wherever i was at different times. So maybe 100 squats a day. Then i started integrating doing very gentle ones on one leg. My jumper's knee leg was a bitch, i could only go down a little. Anyway, i kept this up everyday, and noticed DRAMATIC improvement. I can hardly feel my Jumpers Knee pain at all, though the tendon is still not that strong. It does take a little while to rehab it cause the colagen has to rebuild around there, but you must make it heal itself. Its the kind of degenerative condition that wont really get better on its own. I can do a single squat on that leg pretty much pain free all the way down!
I cant tell you how happy i am this week with hardly any pain at all, and looking foward to my game tomorrow, without that psycological knowledge that im injured. Over the last 6 months ive tried swimming, walking and push up situp, dips, routines to keep fit and to not exacerbate the condition. Now though, i feel so much better.
PM me if youve got any more questions. August.