Dzzi
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well i've tried it briefly i think in need to mtfu and give it another go tonight.....pain just being weakness leaving the body etc etc
...another knee issue..burning pain....
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Dzzi
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antther go last night...slightly better technique on my behalf and not quite so painful...I've also decided not to cycle, run or play football for 8 days and hope that this combined with the roller-hell massage will go someway to resolving the issues....
ayceejay
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A simple but effective way to ease the pain overnight is to put a spare pillow between your knees.
Dzzi
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Doyleyburger
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Just returned from doc and he is referring me to a surgeon as he thinks I have a tear in my cartilage.
Told me to play around with my seat height again as it's probably to low.
Good job he's a cyclist and knows what he's chatting about
Told me to play around with my seat height again as it's probably to low.
Good job he's a cyclist and knows what he's chatting about
vickster
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Good luck with it ... I am nursing my second meniscus tear 
One thing, don't rush into surgery for a meniscus tear unless the knee won't straighten or it gives way. Ask the specialist for an MRI, and depending on the result, physiotherapy could be the right way to go
One thing, don't rush into surgery for a meniscus tear unless the knee won't straighten or it gives way. Ask the specialist for an MRI, and depending on the result, physiotherapy could be the right way to go
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Dzzi
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Went to see a Physio last night...quite interesting and a little painfull !
Apologies if some of this isnt 100% right but i've put the general jist of what he said below in case it's of interested to anyone ele.
His diagnosis is that i have muscle imbalance, the outer muscles of my thighs are the same on both legs but the inner muscle on the left leg (the one where my knee issue is !) is visibliy small and therefore weaker..you don't look at your own thighs much well i dont anyway.
So what he did was tape my knee up to correct the misalignment caused by the muscle imblance he then told me to try kneeling again..which i did with some trepadation....and guess what no pain at all...amazing eh?
He took the tape of and to use his phrase "threw his elbow into my thigh) i was lying on my side and he was working the IT band area OH MY GOD that hurt !
He then showed me the 1 exercise he wants me to to 2x10 reps twice a day for 2 weeks (bit hard to explain...sit on the floor legs out in front of you body at 90 degrees to legs...pull good knee towords your chest...wrap arms around it....relax bad leg, let foot fall outwards, press back of knee into the floor and slowly raise your leg as high as you can...hold for a count of 2-3 then SLOWLY lower.
I told him i'd been using the foam roller and he approved of this....as long as you dont go too close to the knee (you dont want to put pressure on the cartlidge around the knee cap)
No cycling for 2 weeks...so that will be 4 in total then back to see him on the 26th. He has asked me to bring some Kinesio tape so he can show me some knee taping techniques that i assume will help with knee position while i cycle....
I was about to buy some but then thought hold on ask the good people of Cyclechat where the best place to get Kinesio tape is ....so anyone got any recomendations ?
Apologies if some of this isnt 100% right but i've put the general jist of what he said below in case it's of interested to anyone ele.
His diagnosis is that i have muscle imbalance, the outer muscles of my thighs are the same on both legs but the inner muscle on the left leg (the one where my knee issue is !) is visibliy small and therefore weaker..you don't look at your own thighs much well i dont anyway.
So what he did was tape my knee up to correct the misalignment caused by the muscle imblance he then told me to try kneeling again..which i did with some trepadation....and guess what no pain at all...amazing eh?
He took the tape of and to use his phrase "threw his elbow into my thigh) i was lying on my side and he was working the IT band area OH MY GOD that hurt !
He then showed me the 1 exercise he wants me to to 2x10 reps twice a day for 2 weeks (bit hard to explain...sit on the floor legs out in front of you body at 90 degrees to legs...pull good knee towords your chest...wrap arms around it....relax bad leg, let foot fall outwards, press back of knee into the floor and slowly raise your leg as high as you can...hold for a count of 2-3 then SLOWLY lower.
I told him i'd been using the foam roller and he approved of this....as long as you dont go too close to the knee (you dont want to put pressure on the cartlidge around the knee cap)
No cycling for 2 weeks...so that will be 4 in total then back to see him on the 26th. He has asked me to bring some Kinesio tape so he can show me some knee taping techniques that i assume will help with knee position while i cycle....
I was about to buy some but then thought hold on ask the good people of Cyclechat where the best place to get Kinesio tape is ....so anyone got any recomendations ?
Dzzi
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oh he did also say that my knee is likely to be swolled internally around this specific bit of "stuff" that holds the kneecap in place so did recomend icing it periodically as well
vickster
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Physios generally sell it if part of a practice. Otherwise physioroom or Amazon
Dzzi
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rualexander
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Rocktape is the best kinesio tape I've tried, stronger adhesive and more stretch than others, also survives showering well, they do an h2o version too which is more water resistant. Pricey compared to some though.
vickster
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I bought a tennis elbow support from them. Been taped by physio but no charge for the materials
