Rehabilitation of patellar tendon pain mainly includes immobilization and braking, physiotherapy, use of drugs, functional exercise and so on.
1. Fixation and braking: when the patellar tendon pain can be externally fixed with elastic knee bandage or brace to keep the knee joint straight and relaxed to avoid further local stimulation and aggravation of inflammation.
2. Physiotherapy: localized hot compresses, microwave and other treatments can be carried out to increase blood circulation, while paying attention to local warmth, avoiding cold, in order to reduce the pain symptoms.
3. Use of drugs: Oral non-steroidal anti-inflammatory and analgesic drugs, such as ibuprofen, diclofenac, etc., can help relieve local inflammation, reduce inflammatory edema and pain.
4. Functional exercise: generally about 7-10 days after immobilization, inflammation gradually subside, after removing the fixation, you can carry out knee flexion and extension exercise, and exercise process should pay attention to gradual and orderly, gradually increase the range of activities, activity time, and activity strength, generally after 3-4 weeks the symptoms will be gradually eliminated.
Patients with patellar tendon pain should be treated and rehabilitated under the guidance of a doctor, and strictly follow the doctor’s instructions for medication.