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ABSRACT Background: Jumpers knee is one of the more common tendinopathies affecting athletes with mature skeleton. It occurs in as many as 20% of jumping athletes with regard to bilateral tendinopathy males and females are equally affected. Objective: To determine the effect of Russian current to reduce and pain and increase quadriceps muscle strength in jumpers knee among athletes. Methodology: A convenient sample of 30 subjects was solicited from Saveetha medical college and hospital, Chennai. Participants were n=15 and age range 18 to 25 years. Subjects were then allocated in two groups. Group A (experimental group) in this group. Russian current were given for 20 minutes continuously 1 week. Group B (control group) in this group were given conventional physiotherapy alone. OUT COME MEASURES: Numerical pain rating scale, VISA score Procedure: Participants completed a questionnaire, which recorded demographic and clinical data related to patellar tendinopathy, and the NPRS and VISA-P scale during the first visit to Physiotherapy department. Each patient was fully informed of the confidentiality of their responses and the voluntary nature of their participation. Written informed consent was obtained from the participants before data collection. Results: The data obtained was tabulated and statistically analyzed. Due to nature of outcome measures of Pain and Quadriceps strength were calculated and compare pre and post intervention, parametric statistical tests, dependent t sample test and un paired t test were used. P value and statistical significance: The two-tailed P value is less than 0.0001.By conventional criteria; this difference is considered to be extremely statistically significant. Conclusion: Jumpers knee is an overuse injury, with repeated strain, micro-tears, as well as collagen degeneration, may occur in the tendon. This is known as patellar tendinopathy on Jumpers Knee This study concluded that Russian current was effective to reduction of pain and increased quadriceps strength in jumpers knee among athletes.