After finally getting a diagnosis on my knee (I've been experiencing this pain on and off for about a year), the doctor told my I have patellar tendonitis. I really don't know what this means besides that it's inflamed and I need to do rehab exercises, but he didn't say I can't bowl. He also said that I should do these exercises for a week, and then make a follow-up if it doesn't change. My question to you guys is if it does not get better, do you think my bowling career is in jeopardy?
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A knee strap can help with the pain during bowling.
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I'm actually experiencing pain in the back of the knee on my pivot leg.  After some time in the gym, I expect the pain to subside a bit, but I'm also modifying the way I push into my slide to take some of the stress off my knee.

Getting older sucks.  Why you're falling apart at 18 just baffles me.
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Nospare gave you excellent advice.  Rest is the only thing that will improve
your condition.  The tendon straps do help to ease pain.  It should be a
major concern that you have this condition at such a young age.  A referral
from your doctor to a physical therapist should yield some good advice.
Good luck.

i'm in the same boat you are, i was told my knee cap was out of place, shifted to the side about a quarter inch, and there is nothing that can really be done to fix it.  There is surgery, but according to the doctor, it is only a temporary pain relief.  He basically said that i have to live with it, and i'm only 20.  I started riding a bike this summer and it helped a little to strengthen everything, but i still get sharp intense pains when i bowl more than two or three games.  it really sucks...

Donders Im in the same boat as you lol. Ive felt it for quite some time now. Usually I can deal with the pain the first day, but If I bowl a long tourney or something and then try to bowl again the day after its usually extremely painful.

It would seem the constant pressure from sliding on your knee would cause the tendons to tear.

I always thought about getting a knee strap for it, but now that im not bowling as much its not a big deal. Although even though im not bowling as much this year(no time for a league) it still acts up on me once in awhile

Just stick with the doctor, something I really should have gotten around too the last couple of years.

Edited on 10/21/2008 0:34 AM

Do you think I should wear a sleeve when walking, or wear a strap then as well?

And do you think I should wear the knee strap when doing some standup biking for rehab?
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