First Aid for Jumper’s Knee

Jumper’s knee usually results from the repetitive eccentric contraction of the quadriceps muscles that occurs particularly when an athlete jumps. As opposed to running wherein the peak contraction of the muscle is not that high, the maximal contraction of the muscle fibers when jumping puts a lot of stress on the tendon. Repetitive inflammation causes […]

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