I have been doing Crossfit for 2 months now and have crepitus,along with minimal swelling and pain with weight bearing during my squats. Extension ,stretching ,running and jumping never causes pain, only when squatting. My primary physician is treating me with Mobic( anit-inflammatory) ,Glucosamine daily and cold compresses nightly. All this helps, but pain is still there along with pain and swelling returning daily. Ive become irritated with the problem now...ready for a change.
Hi
I have read your column here, well I am a physiotherapist and i read what you have mentioned. Well since you have patella alta so it means your patella position is altered, sp for that your muscles specially the calf and the IT bands are in a constrained position they pull too much everytime your exert weight on your legs. Its best if you can go in for a myofascial release. And as for your other leg now, its due to overuse of that side. If this does not help then probably a release surgery should be the answer.
Hello!
I would suggest you to go for a simple knee X-ray and get yourself diagnosed if you have any cartilage loss and arthritis.
If you can see some pathology with cartilage loss then arthritis should be stopped to progress by lifestyle changes and proper precautions and tendon and ligament repair in the knee if required.
Take care!
Hi,
Thank you so much for your comment.
I don't seem to have any swelling or limited movement to extend the knee though. But do you think the pain i have thought was arthritus could actually be pain from having a patellar tendon rupture? If i was to have surgery to realign my patellar would that get rid of the crepitus?
Thanks again.
Hello!
I would suggest you to go for an MRI and see if your patellar tendon, the tendon of quadriceps is fine and there is no problem with the quadriceps tendon.
Follow up with an orthopedician for proper diagnosis and treatment. A traumatic patellar tendon rupture can occur on rare occasions.
Patients with patellar tendon rupture present with pain, swelling, and minimal ability to extend the knee.
Surgical treatment is available if physiotherapy, yoga does not help. The surgery will make the patella reach its position from the abnormal position it has taken presently.
Take care!
Also, does having crepitus for this long really stuff up/wear down your bones? I imagine it would...