Patella Tendonitis / OSIS (Jumper’s Knee)
Patella tendonitis is an injury that affects the tendon connecting your kneecap (patella) to your shinbone (tibia). The patellar tendon plays a pivotal role in the way you use your quadriceps leg muscles. It helps your muscles extend your knee so that you can kick a ball, run uphill, and jump in the air.
Patellar tendinitis is most common in athletes whose sports involve frequent jumping — such as basketball and volleyball. For this reason, patellar tendinitis is commonly known as jumper’s knee. However, even people who don’t participate in jumping sports can experience patellar tendinitis. Movement of the knee may cause a crunching sensation, called crepitus, directly over the swollen tendon.
Jumper’s knee can be classified into one of four stages, as follows:
· Stage 1 – Pain after activity, no functional impairment
· Stage 2 – Pain during and after activity, mildly limiting
· Stage 3 – Pain during and after activity, with difficulty performing
· Stage 4 – Complete tendon tear requiring surgical repair
Fascial manipulation has proven to help with multiple jumper’s knee conditions. The approach is to find where the adhesions are that is causing the biomechanical dysfunction in the fascia. Contact us today!