I've been struggling with patella tendinitis since April. I've tried reducing mileage and even complete rest. I've been working with a physical therapist for a few months now and seeing progress. But the hardest part is that I must exercise that tendon enough to strengthen it but not so much to cause more injury. That has been a hard line to walk.
Since I had been feeling pretty good running two days then a day of cross training, I decided to push the knee a little more on Saturday and try some easy rowing. I took it at a steady pace for 5000 meters and felt little pain while rowing. However, since then it has become apparent that I went a little too far. I've still managed to get in my run the last two days, but the tendon has been aching afterward for a while.
It really wouldn't be much of an issues with the runs going well and another cross training day tomorrow except that I'm back in PT tomorrow morning. I had hoped to be really strong going into this one and not coming off a day I pushed too far.
But with all this, the weight loss is going well. I was at 245.9 this morning which is down over 4 pounds from a week ago. That's a little more rapid than I had planned, but the early success can be a little misleading. I'm hoping to settle into a 1 - 2 pound per week rate.
Even with PT tomorrow morning, I hope to get in some time on the elliptical trainer. I'll wait a few more weeks before trying the rowing machine again.
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Hang in there Tom!!
Dealing with PT for months? Where do you live? I am A DPT/ATC and my average PT patient is feeling great in 4 weeks, some within 2-3 visits.
You can email me if you would like:
brianwcarr@suddenlink.net
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