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Steve Sr.
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On 6 Apr 2006 09:34:03 -0700, "Jay Beattie" <[email protected]>
wrote:
>
>Tim McNamara wrote:
>> In article <[email protected]>,
>> [email protected] wrote:
>
><snip>
>
>> I agree. Check for a real knee problem. I spent a lot of time chasing
>> last year down why my left knee had occasional stabbing pains when
>> riding and altered all kinds of aspects of my position and bike fit,
>> only to find I had a torn meniscus- probably from aikido or a fall when
>> cross-country skiing- and needed surgery.
>
>Knees are peculiar, and there is even a study in the New England
>Journal of Medicine where placebo arthroscopic surgeries had the same
>success rates as the real thing. See http://tinyurl.com/ld8hh . An
>orthopedist I know is also adamant that much knee pain is referred pain
>from the hip. So, the moral of the story is go to a good orthopedist.
>
>> > All of this assumes enough rest for the current problem to subside,
>> > and enough rest between rides to allow adequate recovery. This may
>> > mean resting for more than a day after a hard ride. In your late 40s
>> > there's no guarantee that you can adequately recover after a single
>> > rest day- it will vary by fitness and ride intensity. If you go out
>> > and your legs feel tired from the previous ride, you haven't rested
>> > enough. Park the bike and go for a quick walk if you can't control
>> > the intensity of your ride.
>
>I wish I could rest that much -- I don't think my legs have felt fresh
>in ten years. I just take a lot of ibuprophen and try to get my knee
>pain to be equal to or less than my back pain. Balance is important. --
>Jay Beattie.
I seem to find that riding seems to help my back pain which is one
reason why I am continuing to bicycle. I think that the bent over
position tends to stretch out my lower back and it takes a couple of
days before everything tightens back up again. I do notice a distinct
increase in my lower back pain if I am off the bike for a week due to
bad weather or injury.
Steve
wrote:
>
>Tim McNamara wrote:
>> In article <[email protected]>,
>> [email protected] wrote:
>
><snip>
>
>> I agree. Check for a real knee problem. I spent a lot of time chasing
>> last year down why my left knee had occasional stabbing pains when
>> riding and altered all kinds of aspects of my position and bike fit,
>> only to find I had a torn meniscus- probably from aikido or a fall when
>> cross-country skiing- and needed surgery.
>
>Knees are peculiar, and there is even a study in the New England
>Journal of Medicine where placebo arthroscopic surgeries had the same
>success rates as the real thing. See http://tinyurl.com/ld8hh . An
>orthopedist I know is also adamant that much knee pain is referred pain
>from the hip. So, the moral of the story is go to a good orthopedist.
>
>> > All of this assumes enough rest for the current problem to subside,
>> > and enough rest between rides to allow adequate recovery. This may
>> > mean resting for more than a day after a hard ride. In your late 40s
>> > there's no guarantee that you can adequately recover after a single
>> > rest day- it will vary by fitness and ride intensity. If you go out
>> > and your legs feel tired from the previous ride, you haven't rested
>> > enough. Park the bike and go for a quick walk if you can't control
>> > the intensity of your ride.
>
>I wish I could rest that much -- I don't think my legs have felt fresh
>in ten years. I just take a lot of ibuprophen and try to get my knee
>pain to be equal to or less than my back pain. Balance is important. --
>Jay Beattie.
I seem to find that riding seems to help my back pain which is one
reason why I am continuing to bicycle. I think that the bent over
position tends to stretch out my lower back and it takes a couple of
days before everything tightens back up again. I do notice a distinct
increase in my lower back pain if I am off the bike for a week due to
bad weather or injury.
Steve