What kind of treatment for chondromalacia patella?

"Runner's knee" often affects young and otherwise healthy athletes. One of the most important treatments is to avoid the activity that caused the problem. Use of RICE - rest, ice, compression, elevation - should help , as well as exercise such as cycling or swimming, straight leg raises, achilles tendon stretches.

I am sure you have consulted your doc about this problem, but the websites I've attached give lots of more specific information. Good luck with getting this sorted.

on top of what Imaka said, you might want to give a Cho-Pat strap a try when you resume running. I've used them with great success over the years when I've run into this problem. Here's a link to what I'm talking about:

https://secure.cho-pat.com/products/prod...

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