Has anyone else experienced patellar tendonitis from deadlifts? Does anyone know what particulars of deadlift form could cause this?
I've had a recurring problem over the past couple months where after doing deadlifts, my right knee is sore right below the kneecap. The soreness typically lasts anywhere from 2-5 days, then all symptoms are gone. It makes it difficult to run. Sometimes the soreness will temporarily go away while I'm running, but sometimes it won't and I'll have to stop or at least slow down.
In either case, all soreness is gone within a few days and I am able to run and squat without any issues. What inevitably happens is I will then deadlift again, typically 1 week after my last deadlift workout, and the knee soreness will return for a few days. Is there any way to get rid of this soreness for good?
Given that I never experience this soreness after squats or running, I'm fairly confident that I'm doing something wrong with my deadlift form. If you contrast the conventional deadlift form with that of the squat, the first thing that sticks out in my mind is that in a conventional squat, my feet are about shoulder width apart and my toes are angled slightly outward. In a conventional deadlift, my feet are only about 12 inches apart and my toes are pointed straight forward. This seems like a typical stance for a conventional deadlift, but does it make it more likely that your knees will drift over your toes, therefore causing patellar tendonitis?
I should add that I've been deadlifting for about 9 years without any major issues, and this seems like one of those nagging pains that just tend to appear out of nowhere, possibly due to some bad form habit I picked up.
I've had a recurring problem over the past couple months where after doing deadlifts, my right knee is sore right below the kneecap. The soreness typically lasts anywhere from 2-5 days, then all symptoms are gone. It makes it difficult to run. Sometimes the soreness will temporarily go away while I'm running, but sometimes it won't and I'll have to stop or at least slow down.
In either case, all soreness is gone within a few days and I am able to run and squat without any issues. What inevitably happens is I will then deadlift again, typically 1 week after my last deadlift workout, and the knee soreness will return for a few days. Is there any way to get rid of this soreness for good?
Given that I never experience this soreness after squats or running, I'm fairly confident that I'm doing something wrong with my deadlift form. If you contrast the conventional deadlift form with that of the squat, the first thing that sticks out in my mind is that in a conventional squat, my feet are about shoulder width apart and my toes are angled slightly outward. In a conventional deadlift, my feet are only about 12 inches apart and my toes are pointed straight forward. This seems like a typical stance for a conventional deadlift, but does it make it more likely that your knees will drift over your toes, therefore causing patellar tendonitis?
I should add that I've been deadlifting for about 9 years without any major issues, and this seems like one of those nagging pains that just tend to appear out of nowhere, possibly due to some bad form habit I picked up.
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