The news is good. I have the
within-normal-range-of-wear-and-tear-for-55-year-old knees and an oddly
shaped patella/knee cap. Physical therapy to strengthen my quads, letting
pain be my guide for activity. Back in the saddle and the knee is
improving. Still pain in about the last inch of
Great news! Strength is key, so definitely look into squats (I prefer a few
weighted, slow squats to many faster unweighted ones, though you have to
work up to that).
With abandon,
Patrick
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So happy to hear good news. it sounds like you are proceeding in a
carefully and care fully kind of way. Hope you are back to normal soon.
Michael
On Monday, August 11, 2014 12:41:28 PM UTC-4, Liesl wrote:
The news is good. I have the
within-normal-range-of-wear-and-tear-for-55-year-old
Liesl,
This is not a mutually exclusive pair of afflictions (torn meniscus and
bicycling). I had a pretty bad knee injury that among other damage on the
surgeon's list included a meniscus tear. They did clip a portion but felt
in that the long term I'd fare better if thy didn't clip all of the
Ye gods. I've had a torn meniscus (on top of all my other knee wonkery). It
isn't fun, but luckily the surgery -- if you go that route -- is
outpatient, and you should be riding again in about 3-4 weeks after
surgery.
Limping in solidarity,
Cecily
On Monday, August 4, 2014 4:11:55 PM UTC-7,
I too had a torn medial meniscus repaired arthroscopically in 2005. The
procedure itself was very quick, probably no more than half an hour, and in my
case I was starting to ride the bike after about six weeks. Since then I have
had no trouble with it and have been very comfortable. I was able
Well, pain hasn't subsided after all this time so I went to the doctor. The
tentative diagnosis is a torn meniscus. MRI tomorrow morning and an appointment
with a sports medicine MD to determine whether I should do PT or have surgery.
Over the weekend I talked with Vince at Riv about saddle
Liesl,
Looking back on your original post everyone came though exactly as desired and
expected. Unfortunately advice occasionally contradicted even the ever wise
Deacon and the extremely intelligent Michael. Even Grant himself weighed in
with a logical possibility.
Fortunately you are moving
Good question, Ryan! I would say that while initially I felt the pain to be on
the outside/front of my knee, just now it seems more on the inside front just
below the kneecap. The knee has been buckling, they felt a lot of fluid under
the kneecap, and the pain is punctuated (she says with a
I had the same thing happen to me two seasons ago and it kept me off the
bike for nearly 3 months in a knee brace.
I was going on my first s240, maybe 160km round trip, and decided to put my
brooks on my cross bike, which had a zero setback post. I should note, up
until this date I had never
Hi Liesl,
It's not just a saddle height thing, it's also a saddle setback thing.
If I recall correctly, you're riding a Riv with some major setback from a
really slack seat tube. Is that right? A common metric for measuring
correct saddle position puts the front of the knee directly above the
Why do you think Grant carries hatchets? Grin.
I'm no help for what may or may not work on the bike. However, what you
describe sounds like condramylagia (sp?), which I got growing up and had
two surgeries for by the time I was 17. Basically, the cartilage under the
knee cap is tearing. Here
I had knee pain and I found I needed to stretch my Iliotibial band (otherly
known as the IT Band). An internet search of IT band stretches will
provide plenty of variety. Try stretching it out before and after rides.
It is a free solution that might work.
Matt
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Whatever else is going on, it is probably swollen, even if not visibly.
Start with cold packs to reduce that. Pain is nature's way of telling us
to stop. Heed it. Consult with a really good (do your research) physical
therapist or chiropractor might be your second response. Be kind to you
Och! No! R.I.C.E. does nothing but inhibit the body's natural healing
mechanisms (increased blood flow to bring nourishment and haul away the
refuse). The inventor of R.I.C.E. essentially calls it
bunk.
Dang, I just tried to send a response with lotsa detail, and it crashed and
I lost it, so here's the short versionL
Raise you saddle to compensate for the pedal height diff. You aren't
getting enough leg extension, and consequently the back of your kneecap is
rubbing on the cartilage and
I have a very similar pain and I think it would just heal but for a knee
high Australian shepherd that crashes into me 200 times a day.
On Thursday, July 31, 2014 12:39:18 PM UTC-7, Liesl wrote:
Hi Friends,
I looked back at previous threads, most notably the link below on short
cranks and
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