Suffering from some serious knee pain the last month. Have reduced my riding to the bare minimum, consulted a doc and stayed off the bike for a good two and half weeks. Result after 1 hour riding yesterday: back to where I was before. Can barely get up from a chair. Can walk perfectly fine. But bending or stressing the knee is a no go. Made an appointment with a fysiotherapist next week. Hopefully he knows more whats going on. But I fear Ill be off the bike for quite a while. Time to swim?
Sounds like something inflammatory related. I'll bet a tenner that the physio says 'rest for x days and you'll be fine'.
Sorry to hear it Bram. I ice my knees when they bother me, ibuprofen. When you get back to riding, get that seat position checked out! Knees are complicated things. I had a pain last week that was unnoticeable on the bike but when I got off, walking hurt like heck. Iced it as much as I could, ran 2 days later and it felt fine. A mysterious joint.
I am not sure if it's cycling related. Have hardly been on the bike this winter compared to previous year. Been to the doctor last week who pulled out a diagnosis out of his hat without even checking the knee lol. Not going to bother with that anymore. Tomorrow an appointment with the physiotherapist, hopefully i know more then.
Get well soon Bram! In the past I was crocked for almost a year with a bad knee - the key is to treat it early (which I didn't). Assuming there's nothing 'clinically' wrong then cycling related knee problems are nearly always biomechanical - ITB/muscle tightness or imbalance, foot/hip/knee alignment etc. Lots of rest, stretching, stretching, stretching and PROPER physio are your best bet. In the meantime check cleat positions, saddle height and bar reach.
Well i just got back from the physio and it's exactly as you say @dazzyb2k3. Muscles are really tight and are sticking to the bone so to say. With lots of stretching and rest it should go away. New physio appointment next week.
Glad you got it figured out. The older we get, the more we must stretch, right? I'm taking up yoga. I mean it.
Glad it's nothing more serious Bram. Knees are very fragile - only takes a tight muscle on one side to pull them out of centre - add a couple of thousand pedal strokes on top and its a whole lot of pain! Arthur is right, muscles get less elastic as you age meaning stretching becomes more important with each passing year. Get yourself a good sports massage (the kind that makes you cry ) then buy a foam roller and roll those muscles and ligaments everyday. Using the roller will hurt like hell for a few days until all the muscles get loosened up. If I go more than 3 or 4 days without rolling I can feel the tugging in my knee.
First sign of improvement today after days of extensive stretching like the physio and you guys ordered. Thanks
More signs of improvements. Got some frictioning techniques from the physio that are helping me a lot. 90% there!
