Cycling related injury. Does anyone know a good doctor.

[bfra1]

I am a road cyclist (In Melbourne), who is riding 100-200 km's P/wee
mixed between road and stationary trainer. I have developed a clickin
sound under my kneecap and have been doing knee strengthening exercise
as recommended by a local Dr. After consulting a local Physio for
couple of weeks, he advised that if there wasn't any or much pain tha
it probably wasn't too much to worry about. This has worried me a
something in my knee is not moving how evolution intended

Does anyone know a Doctor/Physio etc who specialises or is knowlegeabl
with Cycling related injuries. I will travel almost anywhere i
Melbourne for the right advice

I don't want to have to stop riding longer than neccessary because o
lack of urgency on my behalf


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[hippy]

"bfra1" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Does anyone know a Doctor/Physio etc who specialises or is
knowlegeable
> with Cycling related injuries. I will travel almost anywhere in
> Melbourne for the right advice.

http://www.opsmc.com.au/

Swan Street
Melbourne 3004
Phone: (03) 9427 0366

Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre, Aughtie Drive
Albert Park 3206
Phone: (03) 9682 3011

I don't know how they compare with "normal" doctors
but these guys are sports-specific. I went to the Olympic
Park one for my collarbone.

hth
hippy

 

[John Doe]

"bfra1" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I am a road cyclist (In Melbourne), who is riding 100-200 km's P/week
> mixed between road and stationary trainer. I have developed a clicking
> sound under my kneecap and have been doing knee strengthening exercises
> as recommended by a local Dr. After consulting a local Physio for a
> couple of weeks, he advised that if there wasn't any or much pain that
> it probably wasn't too much to worry about. This has worried me as
> something in my knee is not moving how evolution intended.
>
> Does anyone know a Doctor/Physio etc who specialises or is knowlegeable
> with Cycling related injuries. I will travel almost anywhere in
> Melbourne for the right advice.
>
> I don't want to have to stop riding longer than neccessary because of
> lack of urgency on my behalf.
>


Just keep asking. Could be a tracking problem with the patella. I asked a
truckload of doctors about the similar thing. Each time I saw a new doctor
for something else I would ask. Not painful. Most said it was degenerative
arthritus.One finally said it could be you have a tracking problem. Taping
the patella one way or the other might stop it. Referred me to a physio.
Well physio solved the problem with some tape. I just put up with the
clicking mostly but my friends hate it on hill climbs. Annoys the **** out
of them.

 

[Roadie_scum]

Just about anyone at the Olympic Park or Latrobe Medical Centre Sports
Medicine Clinics should be good, doctor or physio. Personally, I'd see
both if you want to get it sorted out quickly - a sports doctor to deal
with initial treatment and rest, and a physio to help w massage and
strengthening - ongoing management.



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[Roadie_scum]

Hippy wrote:
> I don't know how they compare with "normal" doctors but these guys are
> sports-specific. I went to the Olympic Park one for my collarbone.


I think there are a few differences with sports med doctors. The
understand mechanisms of injury that occur in sport better, and hav
good anatomical and physiological knowledge with respect to areas unde
a lot of load. They also understand that we want to ride, not sit on th
couch. They will tell you to rest if it's required, not just as
precaution, and you know that you can be confident in that instruction
They are also better able to advise on how to proceed back to ful
volume training, and what cross training you can do to hold condition
That's just a few things - there are others. The value for money facto
depends on your personal commitment to sport, and your goals


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[bfra1]

Hi guys, Thanks for your help. I went to the Olympic park Sport
Medicine centre last night and they were excellent. Looks like Joh
Doe and I will hear each other on the streets, as mine knee i
OK...just noisy

At least I can ride


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[Spider1977]

Good Doctor - now there's an oxymoron


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[Roadie_scum]

Spider1977 wrote:
> Good Doctor - now there's an oxymoron.


You have some kind of problem with doctors


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[Spider1977]

Roadie_scum wrote:
> You have some kind of problem with doctors?


Only of the medical variety, and not all - but most


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[Roadie_scum]

Spider1977 wrote:
> Only of the medical variety, and not all - but most.


Why on earth would you have a problem with most doctors??


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[Spider1977]

Roadie_scum wrote:
> Why on earth would you have a problem with most doctors???


Arrogance, incompetence, solipsistic, boorish, think they are expert
on everything, generally regard themselves as god's gift to the world
say no more

After putting up with med students at Uni and having known quite a fe
med graduates from school days, it amazes me how they ever got through

BTW, I have a PhD and my profession has been the butt of "expert
comments from these so called Doctors who have absolutely no expertis
in my branch of science. I prefer to call them Medical practitioners

So that's the background to my original statement


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[Roadie_scum]

Firstly, I would say that this is a bizzarre place to air you
grievances Spider77

Secondly, why tar all 'medical practitioners' with the same brush? I'l
admit, a proportion of them display the attitudes you've described -
would say that this is no larger than the number who display it in th
community at large. A lot of doctors devote a lot of their time t
working in public hospitals, with limited resources, for less than the
could earn elsewhere. This may not be the majority, but for them I'
grateful. Others who've chosen more financially rewarding careers ma
still be contribute a lot

It is unfortunate that you have felt slighted by some members of th
medical profession, and to some extent, maybe the attitudes you've foun
may also be held in the profession at large. However, to opine tha
'good doctor' is an oxymoron is unhelpful and, frankly, juvenile
Doctors do so much that is obviously good that it almost seem
unnecessary for me to list any examples. That they have the sam
personal failings we all do I don't doubt

What, pray tell, is your profession? For a start, you had a PhD by ag
26, by which time most doctors will not even have qualified a
specialists. Some of your comments about the incompetence of your peer
at uni sound like either downright jealousy or lack of modesty. Did yo
apply for med at the end of school


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[Spider1977]

Well firstly, it was you who asked about my grievance

Secondly, how do you work out I got a PhD at 26? FYI I wa
considerably older

Thirdly, I'm going for a ride


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[Roadie_scum]

Spider1977 wrote:
> Well firstly, it was you who asked about my grievance.
> Secondly, how do you work out I got a PhD at 26? FYI I was
> considerably older.
> Thirdly, I'm going for a ride.


I don't believe you were requested to bring it up. Your exact words wer
'Good Doctor - now there's an oxymoron'. You don't think that invite
further inquiry, and was completeley out of context with respect to al
preceding posts

I guessed 26 on the basis of Spider1977, my bad. You still haven'
enlightened me as to which reputable profession is so regularly impugne
by the menacing medical profession


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[bfra1]

A Good Doctor being an Oxymoron???? Let's see, I went to a Doctor,
left happy with the consultation, I'm still riding
= A good Doctor in my book


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