Category: Patellar tendonitis

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What Does the Patellar Tendon Do?

October 21st, 2026

Whether you are walking up a flight of stairs, squatting down to pick up a box, or jumping during a football game, your knees are working hard to support your body weight and keep you moving. At the center of almost every lower body movement is a crucial piece of anatomy that often goes unnoticed

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Why Won’t My Tendonitis Get Better?

January 13th, 2020

Tendons are tough, flexible bands of tissue that connect muscles to bones. Tendons are a rope like cord that anchors your muscles to your bone. Tendonitis is irritation or inflammation of a tendon. Tendonitis can occur in any of your tendons but most commonly affects shoulders, elbows, wrists, knees, and heels. This is typically caused

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