Jumpers Knee

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e increased pain when ascending and descending stairs, or with prolonged sitting. There will be pain with active and resisted knee extension, and the pain could actually increase to the point where one’s strength becomes inhibited. Passive knee flexion beyond one hundred and twenty degrees will also cause pain in the tendon, which could result in the quadriceps being tight. If the athlete has tight hamstrings, quadriceps, heel cord, or weakness in the ankle dorsiflexors then she might experience pain in the patellar tendon (Anderson, 2000, p.455). Pain is categorized into three stages. First the athlete will feel pain after the activity they
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perform. Then this can progress to having pain during and after the activity. This can then progress to a constant pain during activity and prolonged long after the activity. If the tendonitis is left untreated for a long period of time then the tendon could rupture (Arnheim & Prentice, 2000, p. 554). With the mechanism and signs and symptoms stated, the next focus...