Chronic quad soreness, tendinitis or something else?

[davidve]

I've developed some kind of chronic pain above my knee in my quads, in the tendon I believe, not the muscle. It seems a bit weird to me in that it goes away with 5 minutes of foam rolling and I can squat fine, but the pain always comes back later in the day, especially in the off days. It makes it painful to stand up, or to have my knees bent at 90 degrees for extended periods of time.

I've tried to NSAIDs, it provided a little relief, but foam rolling is the only thing that really helps (temporarily).

I was wondering if anyone had any experience with this specific type of injury, or knew what it was, or what I should do. Since the NSAIDs don't do a huge amount, I'm not sure if it's normal tendinitis.

I've taken a week off from training, physio recommended to do some light squats (50%) for a week and see how it goes. I'd be a bit more comfortable if I knew what I was dealing with though.

My squats aren't really heavy yet (105kg). I'm male, 34 years, 99kg, 188cm, SS for about 3 months, with this injury interfering with squats.

[Luke S]

Uni or bilateral?

You should definitely post a form check video.

[davidve]

Bilateral.

I could try to get a video, but I'm a bit concerned about going back to my original weight at this stage, which I presume would be the ideal for the video. I'm thinking of finding a local coach actually to check my form. I know there is an idea you can get similar pain if your knees shoot forward but from what I can see I don't think I do that. Still, some one on one advice might help.

[Luke S]

Yes, if you can get one on one coaching that would be good.

[davidve]

So if it is a form issues, I presume the idea is correct it, go back to a lighter weight, work back up, and just try to train through it?

If it's not a form issue, is there any other idea of what it could be?

[Satch12879]

Post a video.