Patellar tendonitis — also called jumper’s knee — is a type of knee tendon pain. It happens when the tendons connecting the kneecap to the shinbone become inflamed from overuse. Repetitive motions, ...

I used the word Tendonitis in the title, but in many cases, you may have a Tendinopathy instead. A tendon is a fibrous tissue that attaches a muscle to a bone. Tendonitis is inflammation of the tendon ...

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Though categorically not bad for your knees, running can be the cause of certain knee pain or injuries. One of the more common ones is patellar tendinopathy, which presents as pain just below the knee ...

Whether it is from trauma or as the result of an athletic injury, anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears affect up to 200,000 Americans each year. However, data from the Shelbourne Knee Center’s ...

Patellar tendinopathy happens when the patella tendon that connects your kneecap (patella) to your shinbone is torn or injured. Stress on the tendon causes tiny tears, which are usually small enough ...

Q: I am a 25 year old male who has been running on and off for the past 10 years. Whenever I increase my weekly mileage to 30+, or begin running at faster than a jogging pace, my right knee gets ...

Traditional bone-patellar tendon-bone and hamstring tendon ACL grafts are not without limitations. A growing body of anatomic, biomechanical and clinical data has demonstrated the utility of ...

Various conditions, such as musculoskeletal conditions, can cause a person to have knee pain from driving. People can take measures to treat some causes easily, but others may need professional ...

Minnesota Timberwolves head coach Chris Finch holds his knee after colliding with Timberwolves guard Mike Conley during the second half of Game 4 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series ...