I recently (2 months ago) started taking almost daily rides up into the hills. Roundtrip the ride is 11.5 miles and from my house to the highest point is 1200 feet of climb. 5 years ago I was doing this daily and I had to quit because I developed foot pain my my left forefoot. Eventually it was diagnosed as Morton's Neuroma, and after seeing about 6 podiatrists I finally got the correct diagnosis. The guy said I had two of these in the same foot (this is said to be rare) and I had the nerves severed. This was 3.5 years ago and the foot has been very slow to heal but I finally decided to try riding seriously again (I have been riding around town some since shortly after the surgery).
After a few weeks of almost daily rides recently, my left thumb where it joins the wrist has been hurting, a sort of sharp pain, and I shift my hand position on my maes handlebars (sort of a roadbike, a 12 speed). There are two hand positions I use, and I go from one to the other every time the pain bothers me.
The pain has finally gotten to the point where I don't think I should continue to ride, and I haven't ridden in 5 days. For the first 2-3 days after stopping, the pain actually got worse! I then realized that I have some pain in the other wrist and the idea dawned on me that I should maybe adjust my handlebar rake, and I did that. I think this will help a lot, but I don't want to test the adjustment until the pain subsides. My doctor suggested ibuprofen, but I've never had a positive experience with it, only negative (stomach issues). My 66th birthday is in 6 days. I don't heal as fast as I used to.
Well, any wisdom appreciated.
After a few weeks of almost daily rides recently, my left thumb where it joins the wrist has been hurting, a sort of sharp pain, and I shift my hand position on my maes handlebars (sort of a roadbike, a 12 speed). There are two hand positions I use, and I go from one to the other every time the pain bothers me.
The pain has finally gotten to the point where I don't think I should continue to ride, and I haven't ridden in 5 days. For the first 2-3 days after stopping, the pain actually got worse! I then realized that I have some pain in the other wrist and the idea dawned on me that I should maybe adjust my handlebar rake, and I did that. I think this will help a lot, but I don't want to test the adjustment until the pain subsides. My doctor suggested ibuprofen, but I've never had a positive experience with it, only negative (stomach issues). My 66th birthday is in 6 days. I don't heal as fast as I used to.
Well, any wisdom appreciated.