[richard200593]

About 8 months ago I had a work related injury. I work for a moving company and missed a step going down some stairs and hyper extended my knee. Had an Mri and X-rays done and diagnosis was a strained patellar tendon. Did 4 months of pt and 6 months of light duty (which consists of doing pretty much nothing). It healed pretty well and during normal activity it feels great but with my work I have to run stairs, walk backwards with heavy items, and bend in weird places and I have been on full duty for two months now because the doctor and I agreed that it should heal the rest of the way in time but it hasn't seemed to get any better at all in the last three to 4 months. I'm being told that because it's a workers comp case I cannot get a second opinion from my own doctor and the workers comp doctor says the only other option is cortisone shots... Something I've been told by many people is a bad idea due to causing worse problems later in life. Any suggestions on what to do or anyone have experience with the shots?