From John Thomas,
Your Guide to Volleyball.
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Knee pain plagues athletes all over the world. Everyone should seek medical treatment to rule out the more serious knee problems. However, many doctors agree that most of the knee complaints are no more than a patellar (kneecap) tracking problem, commonly refereed to as "Jumper's Knee." The kneecap slides along two huge knobs on the end of the thigh bone. Normally this movement is center between the two knobs. However, the four muscles that make up the quadriceps will often not pull on the kneecap with equal strength. When this happens the kneecap is pulled off of its normal track. The result is a chronic pain affecting the kneecap that occurs both during exercise and rest.

Although the condition is chronic, there are exercises that the athlete can do to help return the knee ot health. There are also exercise that people with healthy knees can do to keep their knees in top condition. If you suffer from this problem, consult you doctor and do these exercises. There are braces that help force the kneecap back on track but the best treatment is exercise.