Patella Tendonitis
Remember that 5km run event I did in early October.
I ended up with shin splints and a sore right knee.
The shin splints seem to have gotten better (I've had them before so knew to back off all strenuous leg work). But that knee seemed to be getting better until I did the Rueter Hess Incline hike with hubby on Friday last week. Which made it flare up again. I'm pretty sure it's patella Tendonitis based on the location of the swelling and discomfort. So no running, jumping or excessive stair climbing for me for the next few months. Hopefully if I am careful, I can get back to trail running in Spring.
But one of the frustrating things has been my struggle to find a good fitting plus size knee support brace/bandage.
I really don't understand manufacturers. Yes I'm plus size but I'm not THAT big, I'm a fairly average plus sized woman. Most knee braces are "one size fits most" which is absolute garbage, they don't fit me! And they make them the same diameter below the knee as above. I don't know anyone whose calf circumference is the same as their thigh circumference!!! FFS. Do they not realize that people carrying extra weight are likely to be prone to joint injury?!🤔
But in the end I found an acceptable plus size option on Amazon for about $35
I bought the 3XL because once bitten twice shy, other XL and XXL brands hadn't fitted. But this one is true to size, I believe the XL/XXL would've fitted. But the bigger XXXL is doing the job fine. With the added bonus that I can wear it OVER sweat pants, leggings or jeans so it's easy to remove after exercise!
I'll wear it when I walk my dogs or do any other exercise that could place strain on the knee like the golf driving range or hiking etc.
