Chapter 21 · Knee
Patellar Tendinopathy protocol
Indexed — full page in progressSource: Rehab Science · Ch 21 · PDF pp. 868–890📖 Rehab ScienceBuild my programme →
AMBER — get assessed before starting rehab
Screen for red flags before starting any protocol (safety check). Progress by symptoms and function, not by the calendar: > 3/10 pain → start phase 1; < 3/10 → phase 2 (PDF p. 205).Follow this programme to treat
- Jumper’s knee
- Quadriceps tendinopathy
- Pain below or above the kneecap
Conditions in this protocol
- Patellar tendinopathy (jumper's knee) PDF p. 868
Questions the book answers
Good for
- Alleviating knee pain
- Relieving muscle tension above and below the knee
- Warm-up for phase 2 and 3 exercises
Guidelines
- Perform every day, or every other day if tendon soreness increases
- Tools: foam roller, stretch strap
- Add phase 2 when you have no pain at rest and no more than mild pain (3/10) with the exercises
Exercises
diagram pending
Quad mobilization
PDF p. 872 · instructions pending
diagram pending
Lateral quad mobilization
PDF p. 873 · instructions pending
diagram pending
With strap
PDF p. 874 · instructions pending
diagram pending
Without strap
PDF p. 874 · instructions pending
diagram pending
Knee extension isometrics
PDF p. 874 · instructions pending
diagram pending
Side-lying hip abduction
PDF p. 875 · instructions pending
diagram pending
Single-leg bridge
PDF p. 876 · instructions pending
Good for
- Reducing knee pain
- Early knee and hip strengthening
- Warm-up for phase 3 exercises
Guidelines
- Perform 3 or 4 days a week
- Set, rep, and hold times for each exercise are covered in the captions
- Tools: resistance loop, dowel, dumbbells, physio (exercise) ball
- Skip any exercises that create pain and add them to phase 3
- Add phase 3 when you can do the exercises with no more than mild pain (3/10)
Exercises
diagram pending
Banded hip abduction
PDF p. 878 · instructions pending
diagram pending
Wall sit
PDF p. 879 · instructions pending
diagram pending
Plank with leg lifts and arm reaches
PDF p. 880 · instructions pending
diagram pending
Tiptoe walk
PDF p. 881 · instructions pending
diagram pending
Single-leg eccentric bench squat
PDF p. 882 · instructions pending
diagram pending
Ball hamstring curl
PDF p. 883 · instructions pending
Good for
- Increasing knee and leg strength
- Preventing knee pain and injury
Guidelines
- Perform 3 or 4 days a week
- Do 3 sets of 10–15 reps unless otherwise noted
- Push sets to fatigue
- Tools: resistance loop, plyo box, physio (exercise) ball, slant board
Exercises
diagram pending
Standing banded hydrant
PDF p. 885 · instructions pending
diagram pending
Step-up
PDF p. 886 · instructions pending
diagram pending
Single-leg hamstring curl
PDF p. 887 · instructions pending
diagram pending
Decline single-leg eccentric squat
PDF p. 888 · instructions pending
diagram pending
Bilateral jump to unilateral landing
PDF p. 889 · instructions pending
diagram pending
Skater jumps
PDF p. 890 · instructions pending
Source: Rehab Science · Ch 21 · PDF pp. 868–879· 2 original research citationsshow sources ▾
Also cited by the book on these pages:
- [Ch 21·23] Challoumas D, Pedret C, Biddle M, et al. Management of patellar tendinopathy: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomised studies. BMJ Open Sport Exerc Med. 2021;7(4):e001110. Published 2021 Nov 29. find original ↗
- [Ch 21·24] Malliaras P, Cook J, Purdam C, Rio E. Patellar tendinopathy: clinical diagnosis, load management, and advice for challenging case presentations. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2015;45(11):887-898. find original ↗
Page numbers are those of the uploaded PDF edition. "Find original" opens a PubMed search for the cited study.