All, I'm dealing with knee pain right above the front of my right knee just a little toward the inside of the knee, essentially my Quad tendon. The pain is minimal at the start of the season and progresses as the season moves on. The pain manifests the most in trying click my right boot into my binding. At the start of the season I have no issue, but by February, I physically can't do it without pushing the back of the boot down with my hand to help add pressure. Too much pain to do it normally, and almost feels weak. It additionally hurts to a lesser extent turning and carving left when my weight is on that downhill ski. When going down stairs, ESPECIALLY in ski boots, the right knee hurts a lot. The Quad tendon looks fine on an MRI. I've done 18 months of PT, and seen an orthopedic surgeon, all are stumped. I've had a cortisone shot into the tendon, and that took all the pain away for two months, so it confirmed it was tendonitis and not arthritis. Unfortunately, I can't do any more of those shots into the tendon. I'm starting to grasp at straws, and wondering if this is an issue others have dealt with and maybe if it's technique based on my part. Has anyone dealt with this issue?
Here's additional background if desired. I'm 40, in good shape, and ski at a relatively high level (view myself better than 80% - 90% of those I see out there). I ski about once a week, Dec - March. This problem started about three years or so ago when I started skiing again regularly, and originally I thought the pain was volleyball related (which I also play at a competitive level), but I took the last 7 months off of that, and the knee pain was back after a month or so of skiing. In volleyball, the pain manifested itself as a stabbing pain when jumping or pushing off my right leg. (same spot, just above the knee). Most of the PT has been focused on increasing hip and hamstring strength.
Here's additional background if desired. I'm 40, in good shape, and ski at a relatively high level (view myself better than 80% - 90% of those I see out there). I ski about once a week, Dec - March. This problem started about three years or so ago when I started skiing again regularly, and originally I thought the pain was volleyball related (which I also play at a competitive level), but I took the last 7 months off of that, and the knee pain was back after a month or so of skiing. In volleyball, the pain manifested itself as a stabbing pain when jumping or pushing off my right leg. (same spot, just above the knee). Most of the PT has been focused on increasing hip and hamstring strength.
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