Hi guys, I just wanted to run this by anyone else incase they’ve experienced the same I was on a club run last night at from this cycle I developed a bruise like pain on my right knee not directly on the knee more so on the actual skin muscle part of it but more to the inside rather than outer area this doesn’t feel massively sore it basically feels like a bruise in the area anybody experienced this before or what is the linked to? Or is it simply tightness in muscles
Can be a variety of things.
I had a similar issue: pain above the knee ("vastus medialis" is the name of the muscle) but just on the right side.
If it's just on one side, it means there are asymmetries in your body, which is quite normal. According to a bike fitter I went to, my issue was from the fact that my right ankle was less flexible than my left, leading my right knee to "cave in" when I was pedalling down. In my case there were a few options that were discussed:
- cleats position
- shoes insoles
- pedals with longer axle
Any of those things, or a combination of them, can potentially solve your asymmetry issue too.