Originally Posted by
Carbonfiberboy
More things to try: first try ibuprofen therapy, assuming it's tendinitis. Starting today, take 600mg ibuprofen every 6 hours, all day, whether it hurts or not. Time it so you take it when you go to bed and again when you get up. 6 hours doesn't need to be all that precise. Max of 2400 mg/day. Do that for 10 days straight. That short a time won't hurt you. I know people who've done that for 6 months, no problem. If that fixes it and it stays fixed for a at least a couple days after you stop the therapy, then you know what it is, and can take ibuprofen whenever it hurts. IME it would go away gradually over a period of a few months.
If that doesn't fix it, you can try glucosamine therapy, assuming it's a meniscus problem. Take 2000-3000mg of glucosamine sulfate/day in two doses. Also take 1000mg of MSM/day. Do that for a month. Some people it fixes right up, others no effect. If no effect you can discontinue if you want.
What quad exercises are you doing and how often?
Actually I've been using Ibuprofen cream since a week or so but not so regulary. I am applying it almost every day though. I will give a try to it in pill form. I suppose it is more effective?
I have been taking glucosamine/chondrotin/msm but that was 5-6 months ago. I can't say it helped much but I wasn't resting that time. I've stopped even the very short commuting rides since 3 weeks. It helped to alleviate the pain noticeably but pain is still there especially when I touch the area.
I am doing leg lifting exercises every day in the morning and sometimes in the evenings as well. I am also doing some pillow pressing exercises. Pressing down the pillow under your knees.
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I think I have tendinosis but that is just an end result of a patella dislocation. When I am doing that leg lifting exercises I can actually hear my kneecap rubbing. And it is kind of locking when I am walking around the house now. All I did today was few minutes of exercise. I don't know if those exercises are helping to move the kneecap to its original position. I really don't have much hope to recover nor unterstand what is going wrong with my knees.
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Damn! I was considering to take Ibuprofen or Etodolac pills but I was wondering about that NSAID's cause heart conditions as side effect. Now I made a search and met with this warning:
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/d...s/a682159.html
I cannot take this risk. I'll continue with the cream and rest more.
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I think I have a combination of IT band syndrome, quadriceps tendinosis as well as patellar maltracking and meniscus damage.