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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Current Arsenal:
Storm Dimension
Track Kinetic Energy
Columbia 300 Wrath Dead Flush
Ebonite Maxim

University of Delaware Club Bowling 08-09

I have used one of these for years http://www.painreliever.com/proband_PRO103.html
The are actually available from many pro shops under the Robby's name.
It helps me a lot.  Sometimes I have slight pain, when I bowl a dozen games in a weekend, but Ibuprofen knocks that out.
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You say I only score because I'm a lefty... you whine about the crappy shot... the same crappy shot I average higher than you on?  There are bowlers, and people who try to bowl.  The bowlers find a way to score no matter the condition, and the people who try to bowl whine about the shot.