Regenerative Treatment An Approach to Treat Jumper’s Knee or Patellar Tendonitis
                     Regenerative Treatment: An Approach to Treat Jumper’s 
Knee or Patellar Tendonitis

• Jumper’s knee or patellar tendonitis is typically an overuse injury which is very common in 
runners. 
• It is best to start treatment for jumper’s knee as soon as possible after the injury is sustained and 
continue as advised by the doctor. 
• Knee joints are large and complex joints enabling us to perform some very amazing things. 
• While walking, the knee joint experiences a pressure that is approximately three times the body’s 
weight and about five times the body’s weight when running or going downhill.
• Patella also is known as the kneecap is a flat circular-triangle bone which articulates with the 
thigh bone and covers the anterior surface of the knee joint. Injury to the connecting structure of 
the patella causes pain at the front of the knee, along with swelling and redness. 
What is the treatment for jumper’s knee?
• The primary treatment for jumper’s knee include:
• NSAID’s – non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
• R.I.C.E. – Rest, ice, compression and elevation
• Physiotherapy
• Bracing 
• Cortisone injections
• Dry needling
• Hyperthermia thermotherapy
• Extracorporeal shockwave treatment known as ECSWA.
• PRP or Platelet Rich Plasma
Another very efficient option that is 
commonly overlooked is the 
Regenerative Treatment. 
• The Regenerative treatment works remarkably well for injured tendons, ligaments and sprained 
muscles. 
• However, there are a few conditions where Regenerative treatment is not feasible. 
• With Regenerative treatments like PRP, the injuries heal rapidly without undergoing any painful 
procedure like surgery.
• We, at Medica Stem Cells, focus on the principles of Regenerative treatment which involves harvesting cells 
from the patient’s body. 
• The procedure is a minimally invasive same-day treatment. 
• The harvested cells help to kick start a healing cascade and decrease the recovery time. 
• Regenerative therapy helps to heal, restore and regrow some of the damaged tissues.
How Regenerative treatment helps in 
treating the jumper’s knee?
• Regenerative treatment is an alternative treatment option and is very useful for many conditions 
and injuries. Usually, patients rely on pain-killers to manage pain.
• Pain-killers manage pain but do not treat the cause of pain, whereas Regenerative therapy 
focuses on it.
• In Regenerative treatment, the symptoms and cause of pain are managed by using the biological 
materials that are harvested from the patient’s body. 
• The Regenerative therapy not only promotes healing but also helps to regenerate tissues and 
thus, to combat pain. 
• Medica Stem Cells provides a minimally invasive treatment method under local anaesthesia for a 
speedier recovery and with less risk of infection or complications when compared to invasive 
surgery
What are the options of Regenerative 
treatment for jumper’s knee?
Regenerative Treatment options are:
• Prolotherapy
• Platelet Rich Plasma or PRP therapy
• Mesenchymal cell therapy 
• Stromal Vascular Fraction therapy 
In some instances, a combination of more than one therapy is the treatment protocol. For some 
patients, a series of injections are administered for several treatment sessions. The choice of 
treatment is at the discretion of the consultant and based on your case.
What are the benefits of Regenerative 
treatment?
• With so many different treatment options available, it is evident for you to think about why should I opt for 
Regenerative treatment?
•  Regenerative treatments are not just non-surgical procedures with no risk of rejection, minimal recovery 
time and minimal worry. 
• But you are fully awake during the treatment. And you can travel home within a few hours after 
administration of the injections in the affected area.
What are the benefits of Regenerative 
treatment?
Other benefits that are to be considered include:
• Minimal-invasive procedure.
•  Same day procedure.
• Joints become mobile within a few days after the Regenerative treatment.
• No ugly post-operative scars.
• Rehabilitation of joints is not required.
What to expect after the Regenerative 
treatment for jumper’s knee?
• The Regenerative therapy is an orthobiological treatment and requires some time to initiate repair of the 
damaged or injured tissue in the affected area. 
• The effect of the treatment is not instantaneous.
• It requires around thirty days for the patient to experience early signs of improvement such as reduced pain 
or increase in function of the affected joint or sometimes both. 
• Following the procedure, some patients complain of mild discomfort at the site of treatment which can 
persist anything from a day up to a few days. Generally, the pain or ache is easily managed by rest, and if 
needed, simple pain-killers.
• Regenerative treatment is very effective in many cases; however, the outcome of the treatment varies for 
every patient and mainly depends on factors like age, lifestyle, type and severity of the condition and other 
factors.