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Being a dancer, i have slowly and gradually built up my extreme flexibility. could these instense stretches be what caused my patellar-tendonitis?
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Possible: Hypermobility (being very flexible) can lead to poor tracking of the knee cap (patella) in the groove on the femur (leg bone) which can lead do patellar-tendonitis. Quadriceps strengthening exercises can help as can an elastic knee brace with a whole for the kneecap which can improve tracking. Exercises for iliotibial band (it band) syndrome can also help.
Answered 9/10/2014
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Tendonitis: It is probably not the streches. It is more like the extreme activity of dancing leaping and jumping placing your muscles and tendons at high stress that resulted in the patellar-tendonitis. The stretching is probably protective to you. See your doctor for specific treatment for the tendonitis.
Answered 8/6/2012
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