Knee pain

[cyberknight]

well kind of , its more on the inside just below the knee joint that i have had for a few months now as a niggle that never settles down .
Nothing changed bike or shoe wise so im a bit flummoxed as it doesnt really hurt whilst cycling but cycling does aggravate it and when i bend the knee fully it does hurt more .

 

[Electric_Andy]

I've had similar for 4 years. Sometimes flares up so I can't even put weight on it. Then will often go on it's own within a few hours, but other times stays for weeks so I take Ibuprofen 3 times a day until it's gone.

Possibly ACL because I did feel it go initially. Best bet go to the Dr or physio if you can afford it.

There are shoe inserts you could try like slimflex but you have to be sure what's causing it else self-medicating via supports/devices may actually make it worse

 

[vickster]

See a physio, potentially a knee specialist (your private healthcare should cover)
It could be muscular, articular cartilage damage / arthritis, meniscus tear (often go hand in hand with wear and tear in older people, meniscus breaks down from age 30! )
May well be nothing to do with cycling, no point guessing

 

[byegad]

Mine took 25 years to get to the point where I'm one of the 7.5 million waiting for , in my case a knee replacement. It started with occasional pain on excercise and now one side of my knee is bone on bone, zero cartilage on that side of my knee.

I'd go get yours looked at asap.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Nothing changed bike or shoe wise

Seat post may have slipped, padding in shorts got thinner, arches in feet flattened. Bike may have changed without you noticing (other than knee) or you body might have simply changed affecting forces (and their vectors) applied to knee.

 

[ianbarton]

well kind of , its more on the inside just below the knee joint that i have had for a few months now as a niggle that never settles down .
Nothing changed bike or shoe wise so im a bit flummoxed as it doesnt really hurt whilst cycling but cycling does aggravate it and when i bend the knee fully it does hurt more .

I would go and see a specialist. You may have to pay. I have knee pain, mostly when I am weight-bearing, but it is OK on the bike. My GP sent me for an X-ray which didn't show significant damage, so just dismissed me. It got to the point when walking was difficult, so I went to a private Ortho surgeon who did an MRI scan, which cost me £4000! However, I got a proper diagnosis. My patella is too high up, so every time I walk it grates over the bones rather than smoothly gliding over them. I need a complicated operation which involves moving the patella down and relocating the ligaments lower down so my patella doesn't grind against bone on bone. This is going to cost an enormous amount of money and I shall need 6 to 8 weeks limping about on crutches.

 

[cyberknight]

Luckily i have private health care through work classed as a taxable benefit , cost me about £25 a month for the family ,I dont have to pay any extra if they allow the claim and mrs ck is about to have an operation and the full excess for her claim including consult fees is £200

 

[Arrowfoot]

If nothing has changed to warrant it, age taking its toll on tissues, muscles tendons, cartilage etc. would be factor. Yes to see a doctor immediately. Repairs done in a timely manner has wonderful way to extend the licenses of these things.

 

[cyberknight]

If nothing has changed to warrant it, age taking its toll on tissues, muscles tendons, cartilage etc. would be factor. Yes to see a doctor immediately. Repairs done in a timely manner has wonderful way to extend the licenses of these things.

im off work for a couple of weeks soon due to parts shortages so i will use the opportunity to get to the doctors , as i said above Mrs CK is having an op so i was going to be off anyway for post op care so i will try to get to see someone

 

[vickster]

im off work for a couple of weeks soon due to parts shortages so i will use the opportunity to get to the doctors , as i said above Mrs CK is having an op so i was going to be off anyway for post op care so i will try to get to see someone

Sounds like a plan, make the appointments asap (you may need a GP or physio referral, some insurers eg Bupa offer online appointments so you don’t need to burden the NHS)

 

[ianbarton]

im off work for a couple of weeks soon due to parts shortages so i will use the opportunity to get to the doctors , as i said above Mrs CK is having an op so i was going to be off anyway for post op care so i will try to get to see someone

Try and get your GP to refer you to an ortho clinic. Some GP's are reluctant to do more than just prescribe pain killers rather than get to the root of the problem. If it's a continuing problem you might be building up preventable damage.

 

[vickster]

Try and get your GP to refer you to an ortho clinic. Some GP's are reluctant to do more than just prescribe pain killers rather than get to the root of the problem. If it's a continuing problem you might be building up preventable damage.

I’ve never personally had an issue getting a referral to a specialist when private healthcare is in place as for the OP! (As above private HC companies now offer virtual private GP appointments to facilitate referrals)

 

[vickster]

If nothing has changed to warrant it, age taking its toll on tissues, muscles tendons, cartilage etc. would be factor. Yes to see a doctor immediately. Repairs done in a timely manner has wonderful way to extend the licenses of these things.

Within reason, if there’s significant damage to a degenerate meniscus or articular cartilage, the options are still pretty limited beyond reducing symptoms unfortunately (especially if over about 30!)

Sat here after a double menisectomy and a tidy up of tricompartmental wear In my ‘good’ knee and a manipulation and jabbing of the bad

 

[cyberknight]

time off work is just to get a GP appointment, you have to ring on the day at 8 am and hope to get through and theres no guarantee of getting one .

 

[vickster]

time off work is just to get a GP appointment, you have to ring on the day at 8 am and hope to get through and theres no guarantee of getting one .

Does your insurer not offer virtual private GP? Bupa do for example, book online, speak to someone same day via video call. Looks like Axa, Vitality etc have similar.
Or see a physio privately and get referred that way.
Call your insurer and ask, they’ll understand the issue