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Re: Knee pain going down stairs and downhill? [Bob Loblaw]
I do think what you are experiencing is patellar tendonitis. The 'pain going down stairs or hills' is the give away. Also, I was affected by it on long runs as well, but flats not so much......

I've had what you're describing quite a bit over the last few seasons and had to learn how to treat it. I notice it especially occurs if you are riding a lot of hills or live in a hilly area and your seat height is a little off so the patellar tendon might already be aggrivated a little. Also, if you are running hilly courses a lot. After lots of experimentation, I reccomend really taking some time off running and concentrating on riding/swimming, as long as it doesn't hurt. In my case, riding didn't aggrivate my knee at all. Try taking a week off, icing three times a day and taking lots of ibuprofen for the initial week (ie, the prescription dose). If you keep trying to run through it, or try doing things like plyos or squats, it will make it *much* worse. I tried, believe me, and it turned a small injury into a few months of painful running. You might be able to kick it in a few weeks so do yourself a favor and take is easy on the running during the off season for a bit.

When you do start running, stay away from hills completely. Go to a good rubber track and do a mile or two and then call it a day, gradually build into your volume again (or better yet go to a park with grass). Good luck.
Last edited by: enduroevo: Dec 30, 06 9:23

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  • Post edited by enduroevo (Cloudburst Summit) on Dec 30, 06 9:23