I am a 22-year-old female. The last four months I believe I have been dealing with patellar tendonitis. For the last two months I've been doing eccentric exercises, such as eccentric decline squat. Stretching and foam rolling. Last month April, for a good week and a half I actually felt no pain. The pain did come back. Now it is May 23, and continuing my regimen the pain has subsided again. It's not completely gone away. But now I feel the pain a different area. I did feel it blew my knee cap on my tendon. But now it feels like it shifted to under my kneecap. The question is is it really jumpers knee, or runners knee? Or is this may be a sign of a slow healing? Can someone please help me?!?!
WOW - you got me learning so much there Alex! First of all I thought it must be a typo ' eccentric exercises' so looked it up - for those who also thought the same this is what it said 'Eccentric knee exercises are often used to treat patellar tendinitis, or inflammation of the patellar tendon. Patellar tendinitis, also called "jumper's" tendinitis, often results from repeated stress on the quadriceps muscle.' It sounds very painful but I'm sorry, I haven't got a clue. Have you seen a specialist? Because it sounds as though you need to be referred to one.
Runner's knee is a very common cause of patellar pain. It can affect anyone from athletes to office workers, despite the name! It is caused by patella maltracking, a problem with how the kneecap moves, usually due to muscle tightness, weakness or abnormal biomechanics e.g. foot position.
Symptoms tend to come on gradually over time. Typically people experience an achy pain around the front of the knee and under the patella. It tends to be worse after prolonged activity or inactivity and when coming down stairs. It is also known as anterior knee pain or patellofemoral pain syndrome.
Jumpers knee is a common cause of knee cap pain
3) Patellar Tendonitis
More commonly known as Jumper's Knee, this usually results in knee cap pain just below the patella. It is caused by damage to the patella tendon from repetitive activities like jumping and kicking. The most defining symptom is pain when pressure is applied just below the knee on the tendon. The knee cap pain also tends to be worse with and after activity and first thing in the morning.