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What is the recovery time for patella tendonitis already into week 4 from injury. started pt last week. pain is 80% less than when injury occurred ?

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1-2 months: Treatment consists of physical therapy, relative rest (rest from any activities that cause pain), and anti-inflammatory meds (ibuprofen, alleve). A must is to spend time stretching your quads and hamstrings 15" per day. With these treatments, healing usually occurs in 4-6 weeks.

Answered 5/18/2013

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