jonny jeez
Legendary Member
- Location
- Chislehurst, Kent, UK
I've suffered from Achilles tendinitis in my off side knee in the past and managed to remove this via the use of foam rollers. It's never come back, despite riding between 3,000 and 5,000 miles a year over the last few years.
But I have always had a slightly weaker offside knee, the worst symptom of which is a slight restriction to lift my offside leg when putting on trousers ( nothing Career ending there) It doesn't hurt, its just a little less mobile, almost as if the thigh muscles are too big and stop my leg bending as much on that leg.
Thing is, over the last few months I have developed a pain on the inside rear section of my knee that manifests when I walk a lot more than when I ride.
Last night I heard a clicking noise as I climbed the stairs and thought it was something in my pocket. Today, in a suit, the clicking persists and is definitely coming from my knee.
I generally commute about 20 miles (round trip) 2 or 3 times a week but used to ride over twice that (new job). I have also ridden a lot of long miles (leJog, L2P etc) post Achilles tendinitis, with no issues.
So, am I falling victim to spring over training (have been pushing a bit more over the last two weeks... But the knee "weakness existed long before that...whilst the clicking didn't)
Is perhaps the chronic weakness and chronic General pain unrelated to the recent clicking perhaps.
Lastly (sorry) should I just rest up, or shift my cleat...or both...or none.
Going to get a sports massage over the next week to see if that helps an immediate recovery but I don't want to stop riding if I can help it as its my only excercise.
Cheers
J
But I have always had a slightly weaker offside knee, the worst symptom of which is a slight restriction to lift my offside leg when putting on trousers ( nothing Career ending there) It doesn't hurt, its just a little less mobile, almost as if the thigh muscles are too big and stop my leg bending as much on that leg.
Thing is, over the last few months I have developed a pain on the inside rear section of my knee that manifests when I walk a lot more than when I ride.
Last night I heard a clicking noise as I climbed the stairs and thought it was something in my pocket. Today, in a suit, the clicking persists and is definitely coming from my knee.
I generally commute about 20 miles (round trip) 2 or 3 times a week but used to ride over twice that (new job). I have also ridden a lot of long miles (leJog, L2P etc) post Achilles tendinitis, with no issues.
So, am I falling victim to spring over training (have been pushing a bit more over the last two weeks... But the knee "weakness existed long before that...whilst the clicking didn't)
Is perhaps the chronic weakness and chronic General pain unrelated to the recent clicking perhaps.
Lastly (sorry) should I just rest up, or shift my cleat...or both...or none.
Going to get a sports massage over the next week to see if that helps an immediate recovery but I don't want to stop riding if I can help it as its my only excercise.
Cheers
J