[Jemcee]

Originally Posted by Detroit_4_Life

All I know is when my friend started rehabin' his knee, he was told that it couldn't hurt the day after the workout, but it was allright if it hurt a little while doing the exercise.. Maybe it's different when you get though, i don't know..

Yeah thats rehab...

See when you are rehabbing the knee, u can't do any exercises that will strain or hurt the tendon and aggregate the injury.. So u don't want that sore feeling after the exercises or you have pushed it too far... U may feel alittle soreness when doin it but it should be fine if it doesn't hurt after.. cos your main aim is to build up the strength..

But when you get the injury...

The first or early stage is soreness after the workout and games... This is not that bad.. but you should rest and ice..
But if you neglect it, I will start to hurt before games and go after you warm up..
And if it gets even worse then It will hurt not only after the exercise/games and before but during the games and limit your ability to perform at your best.. maybe stop you from jumping as high cos it hurts... that is the worst stage.. and here is where rehab is needed....

But u were talking about rehab.. think about it tho.. It much worse when you have pain while playing and after, than just having pain after...

Originally Posted by Seraph

Well the action you need to take is based on the degree of injury it is, I.e how severe the pain is.

Grade 1: Pain only after training

Continue training but apply ice or cold therapy to the injury after each training session. Cold therapy can be applied by by ice massage or the use of ice packs. It is important the cold is applied at the point of pain on the tendon.
Wear a heat retainer or support.
See a sports injury specialist / therapist who can apply sports massage techniques and advise on rehabilitation. An eccentric strengthening programme is generally recommended.

Grade 2: Pain before and after exercise but pain reduces once warmed up.

Modify training activities to reduce the load on the tendon. Stop jumping or sprinting activities and replace them with steady running or swimming / running in water if necessary.
See a sports injury specialist / therapist who can apply sports massage techniques and advise on rehabilitation.

Grade 3: Pain during activity which prevents you from training / performing at your best.

Rest completely from the aggravating activity. Replace it with swimming / running in water (if pain allows).
See a sports injury specialist / therapist who can apply sports massage techniques and advise on rehabilitation.

Grade 4: Pain during every day activities which may or may not be getting worse.
Rest for a long period of time (at least 3 months!).
See a sports injury specialist / therapist who can apply sports massage techniques for patella tendonitis / tendinopathy and advise on rehabilitation.
If the knee does not respond to rehabilitation then consult an Orthopaedic Surgeon as surgery may be required.

[Detroit_4_Life]

Originally Posted by Jemcee

Yeah thats rehab...

See when you are rehabbing the knee, u can't do any exercises that will strain or hurt the tendon and aggregate the injury.. So u don't want that sore feeling after the exercises or you have pushed it too far... U may feel alittle soreness when doin it but it should be fine if it doesn't hurt after.. cos your main aim is to build up the strength..

But when you get the injury...

The first or early stage is soreness after the workout and games... This is not that bad.. but you should rest and ice..
But if you neglect it, I will start to hurt before games and go after you warm up..
And if it gets even worse then It will hurt not only after the exercise/games and before but during the games and limit your ability to perform at your best.. maybe stop you from jumping as high cos it hurts... that is the worst stage.. and here is where rehab is needed....

But u were talking about rehab.. think about it tho.. It much worse when you have pain while playing and after, than just having pain after...

Yeah, you right, also sounds more logical that it starts with soreness, and it's first really bad when it hurts while playing.. I'm just glad I didn't know that cause i haven't had the injurie, (I had my fair share to say the least).. ;)