What is nadals knee injury

The time slam champion was due to marry his longtime sweetheart "Xisca" on his home island of Mallorca this month, but sources say the Spaniard's knee tendonitis, a condition that has plagued his career, flared up during an intense salsa lesson he was taking in preparation for the traditional "first dance" following the wedding ceremony. But having waited patiently and gracefully for the "Matador" to put down his racket, get down on one of those brittle knees and ask her to marry him, surely even she is pissed off.

Speaking at a press conference earlier in the week, Nadal said: "I arrived back home a few days ago and started some light training for the wedding. Just a couple of three hour dance sessions a day, an hour or two on the treadmill and some high intensity circuit training, nothing too crazy. I apologise to Xisca and I hope I will be healthy and ready to marry her sometime in Rafa has fought long battles with his knees and patella tendinopathy throughout his career.

Patellar tendinopathy is common in athletes who perform a lot of repetitive jumping, change of direction and deceleration movements such as tennis and other sports including basketball and volleyball. The patella tendon becomes subject to forceful repetitive. When this force is more than that of the tendon capacity the tendon starts to break down and cause pain. Assessment by a physiotherapist is recommended as early as pain starts because if left untreated this condition can become persistent and a challenge to treat.

The assessment involves taking a thorough history of your normal activity and loading patterns. Often muscle weakness, poor biomechanics, past injuries, and changes in activity levels can be risk factors for developing the condition and need to be addressed appropriately. Treatment initially is focused around decreasing pain by modifying activity and sporting loads to settle down the tendon pain. Isometric quadricep exercises have been shown to help with pain relief such as the Spanish squat, wall sit or sustained leg press.

That's the most important thing. I am playing with no limitations. I am free when I am playing. Even if I have pain, I am able to control that pain -- something in the past I was not able to control that pain, so I couldn't play. Nadal is seeking to win his record sixth ATP Masters tournament of the season this week. He's never won this tournament since it moved from Madrid in Whether he wins it this year or not, he's hopeful, if not confident, that he'll have many more chances.

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