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Chondromalacia
is a term used for knee injury and pain under the knee cap. You may
strengthen and stretch certain muscles to influence the tracking of your
knee cap. The inside muscle of the quadriceps is the vastus
medialis. This is activated when your knee is tightened in the straight
position. That is why straight leg raising with leg weights are very
beneficial for knee injury and Chondromalacia pain.
Tendinitis,
Paratendinitis and Tendinosis
Of
all the overuse problems associated with knee injury, knee tendinitis is
among the most common. In the past, all conditions have been termed
tendinitis and treated accordingly-cramps, spasm and leg aches. There
now are several different pathological entities. These are: tendinitis,
paratendinitis, tendinosis, partial and complete rupture.
Tendinitis
is a catch term for inflammation of the tendon itself from a knee
injury, and can often co-exist with paratendinitis causing all the
symptoms of knee pain, cramps, spasm and aches.
The
cause of tendinitis usually results from microscopic tears within the
tendon and triggering an inflammatory response within the tendon. Common
areas susceptible to tendinitis are; achilles, patella, adductor longus,
supraspinatus, biceps, tibialis posterior and flexor hallucis longus
tendons.
Treatment,
this is a common problem and you should seek advice from your doctor or
Osteopath. |
