I've had patella tendonities for over a year now. Even when I take extended time off from running and ice it repeatedly it just won't go away. I can run through a whole season on it (I did this past spring and then fall), but it's a pain to be icing it and watching it carefully the whole time to make sure it doesn't get worse.
Any thoughts as to why it won't go away?
Were you diagnosed or do you just assume it's pt do to the location of the pain? I ask because it may be bone rubbing against bone in which case glucosamine may be the answer or at least help. Also certain shoes can cause the knee to not track properly in which case I would try a different shoe. That's all I got.
Mine was due to a marathon-induced muscle imbalance. Whenever I transitioned my foot from weight-bearing to pushoff whill running, walking or biking, it hurt like a mutha!
Strengthening my quads while cross-training on XC-ski machine (only thing at my disposal that didn't hurt) fixed it in 1-1/2 weeks.
Try killing those quads for a few weeks!
I agree that it could be a knee-tracking problem (runner's knee or chondromalachia). It often surfaces as a pain where a tendon attaches to the patella. Quad strengthening exercises are key. Ice, stretching hammys and calves a bit, and maybe, at least temporarily, running in a little more stable shoe can also help.
Google chondromalachia and go to a site that's not trying to sell you something. See if the symptoms fit.
I thought you were writing about paternal tendencies.
You were much closer to spelling that than patellar tendonitis.
Haha, I certainly did type that in a hurry.
Yes, I was diagnosed with tendonitis. I've done quad-strengthening exercises but nothing really heavy. Could that be my problem.
Thanks for the responses.