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SatNavSaysStraightOn

SatNavSaysStraightOn

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ColinJ said:
Player apps on the tablet then! (Though I gave up on the ITVPlayer app last night after Google Play crashed my tablet so badly that I had to go online on my laptop to find out how to restart it. The usual press and hold the power button did not work, but press and hold power and volume down DID.) I watched the Chris Froome documentary on the ITVPlayer website instead.
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yep - I also have getiplayer installed on my laptop which allows you to download things from the iplayer website using a command line interface, but the great thing is that there is no expiry date, so you dpn't have the issue of it disappearing once it is has expired. its pretty easy to use once you read the instructions, though you can't always download things which is a shame but most things you can
 
Glow worm

Glow worm

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vickster said:
Are you seeing a physio or sports masseur? If it is recurrent, I would think it's worthwhile unless there's a specific medical reason?
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Thanks- I think I should give that a go. Been down the medical route to no avail after 2 biopsies, and no end of tests over 15 years or so.

It does seem to be a cyclist specific thing as the quads are so important. It kicks in when I walk too especially down stairs / hill. It's like a cramp but isn't and is like a knife in the leg. I get it every few months. Poor old mrs G has to put up with me moping about the place which I'm sure others can relate to !
GWS all.
 
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vickster

vickster

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Definitely see a sports physio or sports physician if not tried that route. Stretching and foam rolling may help. Have you ever torn the muscle? Scar tissue? Although presume you've had scans to review.
 
Glow worm

Glow worm

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vickster said:
Definitely see a sports physio or sports physician if not tried that route. Stretching and foam rolling may help. Have you ever torn the muscle? Scar tissue? Although presume you've had scans to review.
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Sports physio sounds like a good call. It needs to be someone very familiar with cycling injuries as this condition seems so rare and so specific to cyclists, it's unlikely anyone else would have heard about it. In fact, the only place I have ever seen reference to it anywhere in all these years is on this thread where my exact symptoms are describe to a tee. It was a relief finding that last week, though no real remedies suggested apart from time and some quad stretches.
The muscle isn't torn, but probably scarred through overuse and a few days off seems to set it off. No break and the scar tissue doesn't get a chance to form. Ride every day and I should be OK.
 
Glow worm

Glow worm

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vickster said:
Do you have a top end LBS locally with physios on staff? Otherwise take a trip to the big smoke where a few specialist physios reside...in fact there are loads!!

http://www.pelotonphysiotherapy.co.uk/
http://www.cadenceperformance.com/sports-physiotherapy/
http://cyclephysio.co.uk/
http://www.physioextra.co.uk/physio-services/cycling-physio/
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Great stuff - thanks. Will look into that, I hadn't thought of the LBS route. There's a few in cambridge I can try too.
 
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vickster

vickster

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Glow worm said:
Great stuff - thanks. Will look into that, I hadn't thought of the LBS route. There's a few in cambridge I can try too.
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They can probably recommend someone even if no one on staff. I just got those links mostly by googling cycling physiotherapy :smile:
 
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vickster

vickster

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How about contacting this chap?

http://www.thesportsinjuryclinic.org/rob-lang-newmarket-clinic/

Or this floppy haired youngster seems to be cycling focused

http://www.betternowhealthcare.co.uk/physiotherapy-cambridge
 
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young Ed

young Ed

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feeling shoot here, thrown up a bit and various headaches and a constant bunged up nose :sad:

considered going for a spin on some local roads but then it just got worse :sad:


and i'm half toying with the idea of training up to and doing C2C in a day by my self, need to get the miles and training in for that one!
Cheers Ed
 
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vickster

vickster

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Glow worm said:
Blimey they're getting younger like Police! The Newmarket fellow is close to where I live so I'll give that a go I think- cheers.
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And politicians, and doctors!

Call and see if he has cycling expertise, if not can he recommend someone. No point paying if not the right person for a very specific issue :smile:
 
The_Cycling_Scientist

The_Cycling_Scientist

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vickster said:
It's going to be 12 deg here this afternoon...spring! :sad: I do at least have work to distract me from daytime TV! :wacko:

If any interest in more exotic cuisine and sunny far flung places, I can recommend Rick Stein's Far Eastern Odyssey on Good Food channel, the chap in Sri Lanka is quite interesting too and the Japanese bloke. At least those are new, there's only so many times I can watch the same episodes of Masterchef and GBBO!

What did you do? Bike accident?
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Oh gosh I've already had enough of day time tv!! With a basic virgin package all the good channels are not available :sad:

I have a feeling it was a lump in the path I ran over about a month ago on my way to Tesco, big hump where a tree root in the cycle path in the dark, was doing about 15mph and didn't see it when I didn't have my super duper bright light... Was a bit sore at first but wore off and got back on with things as normal then jolt the other day set it all off to agonising pain so think it agrivated it and been hell since. :sad: actually can't wait for the diagnosis tomorrow so I can start the repair/recovery process and get back on the bike again!
 
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