JUMPER'S KNEE PROTOCOL
THE ULTIMATE PATELLAR TENDON RESOURCE
- eBook & Video Series
- Everything you need to know about the Patellar Tendon
- Practical use of the tendon research
7-Part eBook & Video Series:

Part 1:
Make Sure it's Jumper's Knee

It could be Patellofemoral Pain

It could be Fat Pad

It could be Bursa

It could be Quadriceps Tendinopathy

It could be Plica
How do you know if it's Jumper's Knee?
Palpation soreness?
No.
Athletes with no Jumper's Knee can have tenderness in the Patellar Tendon.


Imaging?
No.
Pain-free athletes can have structural abnormalities.
Answer: Jumper's Knee Protocol $49

Part 2:
Structure & Function
Patellar Tendon Structure

Knee Extensor Tendon

Hierarchical Order

Cross-linked for stiffness

Composed primarily of collagens
Patellar Tendon Function
Viscoelastic: Dual Function
FAST for PERFORMANCE
SLOW for HEALTH




What does this mean for healing the Patellar Tendon?
Wall sits for tendon health?
No.
That won't change the Patellar Tendon.


Bodyweight ISO Lunge for Tendon Health?
No.
That won't change the Patellar Tendon.

Part 3:
Resting
Bad for Structure
Bad for Function

Rest destroys mechanical strength of the Patellar Tendon.

Rest sets the quadriceps muscles up for injury.

Rest destroys load capacity of the Patellar Tendon.
What does this mean for painful Patellar Tendon? Avoid rest?
Answer: Jumper's Knee Protocol $49

Part 4:
Method 1
Ignore Degeneration
Treat the Donut
Degeneration doesn't change


Treat the Donut, Not the Hole
4-Stage Process


Part 5:
Method 2
Repair Degeneration
Treat the Hole
Degeneration does
change


Treat the Hole
Heavy isometrics for stress relaxation

Which method is right?
Answer: Jumper's Knee Protocol $49

Part 6:
Fixing Jumper's Knee

Stop elastic activities

Heavy isometrics

Heavy isotonics

Ease back into elastic activities

Part 7:
Avoiding Jumper's Knee

Don't overload the Patellar Tendon before it's fully mature

ISO all the time

Address the pelvis/hip

Don't change tendon loads quickly

Be aware of collagen synthesis/degradation rates

Strength train everywhere else

Strength train the calves

Address the ankle/foot

Address the kinetic chain and function







