While doing physical training this morning( today was a six mile ruck sack march, the ruck weighed approximatly 75 lbs.) I noticed that after my cool down and streaching exeorcises that my knees where aching pretty bad, not all over just in the front under and around the caps. I am paranoid about my joints and the first thing that popped into my mind was that I am straining my patella tendon, does this sound close or could it be something else?

Thanks,

I would try a heat rub (Ben-Gay) before exercising, and then ice afterwards.

I'm recovering from a knee injury and going to physical therapy every week. After each session (we're now in excerise mode) we ice it down for 15-20 minutes. Takes a lot of swelling and pain away.

Ice for swelling, heat for stiffness. You can also alternate ice for 15 - 20 mins then heat once the swelling is gone.

You may want to try a Patella strap. I've never used one but several women I played Vball with in College swore by them.

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Ive started therpy for my knees also. Befor exercising we use heat about 15 min., then exercise. After do all my stretching (about 20min worth) then ice for about 10-15min. Im in therpy for patella something lol, all I know is that the keen cap isn't ridding in the grove its supposed to and is bone agains bone. . . painfull.