Today, Friday 1 March, it’s 10 weeks since QTR surgery.

Learnings: Quadriceps Tendon Rupture is an uncommon injury with an incidence of  1.37/100,000 patients per year. More frequent on men than women and people over 40 years of age.

The quadriceps tendon ruptures typically occur during an eccentric contraction where the quadriceps muscle is contracting, but the knee is being straightened. When this occurs, the sudden, opposing forces can exceed the strength of the quadriceps tendon. An eccentric contraction can occur with injuries such as a slip on wet ground or a sports injury. [Source]
You know the feeling when you step in a hole you haven’t noticed or step of the sidewalk without looking, miss a step…I thought it was caused by an extreme bend of the knee. 

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Thursday, 21 February, I visited the physiotherapist and got the knee brace adjusted to 60 degrees and got a new exercise: Put a pillow under the knee – stretch 5 sek. – relax 5 sek. 15 times, 3 sets.

I wanted to try Kinesio taping and while searching for information I came across the Facebook page Bilatural Quad Tendon Rupture, created by a physiotherapist from Colorado, who suffered from a QTR in both knees!!! in 2015. On his page you find photos and videos with personal experiences, tip on taping and exercises.

Kinesio tape is supposed to target different receptors within the somatosensory system, alleviates pain and facilitates lymphatic drainage by microscopically lifting the skin. This lifting affect forms convolutions in the skin thus increasing interstitial space and allowing for a decrease in inflammation of the affected areas. [Source]

I test it to relieve pain, increase blood circulation and speed up recovery. It’s not really a documented “science” and there are different opinions of the effect out there on the net.

For the same reason, increase circulation, I also ordered and received a pair of Modetro knee sleeves from Amazon to be tested as well. Compression sleeves made of Bamboo charcoal fibers!

A physiotherapist suggested to use a golf ball under the foot to massage the foot arch as some sort of zone therapy. My own phys. suggested an exercise to sit on a chair and using e.g. a towel on the floor and move the foot back and forth. I now combine the two and switched the towel with the golf ball – exercise and massage at the same time 🙂

I have added magnesium to the list of dietary supplements. Magnesium build up bones and muscles, has anti inflammatory benefits, it boost exercise performance and metabolize vitamin D, among other things.

Enjoy and take care…

Sources:
Ergasia PT youtube channel
verywellhealth.com
epainassist.com
epainassist.com/excercise
healthline.com