Quote Originally Posted by mykind View Post
Hi Simon

We are in the same boat.I think my problem was just overuse - borrowdale, steel fell and howtown inside a week not a good plan. I've laid off the running and done a lot of cycling (which keeps the knees mobile but doesn't put sudden stresses onto the tendon) and also done eccentric contractions initially with both legs together and latterly with single leg.These work by standing, toes down, on an incline of about 30 degrees ( a plank on the bottom step of the stairs) and doing a very slow squat till your knees reach about 40 degrees. This is the eccentric contraction as your quads are contracting although at the time they are actually getting longer! then stand up as fast as you like and repeat. I started with eight reps three times daily and worked up to twenty with both legs then went back to ten reps with each leg singly and again built up to twenty. this has definitely helped and although, like you, I don't really notice much pain when running I now have no pain doing anything else either. Altogether it has taken about four weeks to get back to this position. Hope this helps.
Interesting. What is the thinking behind doing it on an incline?