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Knee basics - overuse problems

Submitted by admin on March 13, 2008 - 3:39pm.

 

These are the more common overuse problems:

Osgood Schlatter's Disorder

Painful knobbly lump under the kneecap (tibial tubercle) in active young people. Usually associated with jumping activities.

 

Ilio-tibial friction band syndrome

Pain on the outer aspect of the knee joint, associated with a snapping sensation as the ligamentous restraints of the ilio-tibial band snap over a bony eminence.

 

Patellar tendinitis

 Tendon damage just above the kneecap.

 

Quadriceps tendinitis

'Jumper's knee'. Pain just under the kneecap in the tendon. Worse after jumping activities. Due to a breakdown of the material right inside the tendon.

 

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