Knee problems and pedals

[doug]

Interesting issue and a tricky problem to solve.  Knees are complicated.  Apologies for being too personal, you didn't give anything away about your age.  For myself I'm still in denial of being middle aged myself and I'm told niggles take longer to heal and I'm less flexible and stretchy.

Something I have learnt is that a muscle, tendon, ligament problems might actually be caused by a problem somewhere else.  In other words a knee problem may have a source somewhere else.  However, I'm not a Doctor or anything medical so I can't really advise with any authority. 

On this forum bikes often get portrayed as being complex but really that's nothing compared to the complexities and wonder of the human body!

[phopwood]

Interesting issue and a tricky problem to solve.  Knees are complicated.  Apologies for being too personal, you didn't give anything away about your age.  For myself I'm still in denial of being middle aged myself and I'm told niggles take longer to heal and I'm less flexible and stretchy.

Something I have learnt is that a muscle, tendon, ligament problems might actually be caused by a problem somewhere else.  In other words a knee problem may have a source somewhere else.  However, I'm not a Doctor or anything medical so I can't really advise with any authority. 

On this forum bikes often get portrayed as being complex but really that's nothing compared to the complexities and wonder of the human body!

Yep I fully agree which is why I went back to basics.  I will watch this over the next few weeks, see how it goes.  I am 47 and my wife is always telling me I am middle aged, like I need reminding.  Yes and these little niggles take so much longer to go away.  My little girl broke her leg at 2 years old, by the next day she was dragging full leg cast around the house and the day after walking around with it, if this had happened to me I would have been hobbling around for weeks.  It took her no time at all to get over it, the older you get the harder your body has to work to repair itself, yes the human body is fantastic.

Thanks so much for the followup Peter. If one person expresses a problem, its a sure thing others have the same, so a result is always helpful to the readers who may not post.

I do hope things are fully sorted wrt that awful knee pain, and you'll have a good result going forward. You surely did all the right things in *not* riding much till you could get the problem isolated and addressed. So often, minor injuries become major ones if one persists.

Please let us know how how you come out long-term; it sounds like you're on the right path for sure.

Dan feedback is critical with any issue, documenting the resolution is king.  But only if the resolution works….

All the best.
Peter


All the best.
Peter

[Danneaux]

I am 47 and my wife is always telling me I am middle aged, like I need reminding.

Middle-aged only if you intend to stop at age 94. At age 96, my father walked 2.5 miles yesterday alone, and over 330 miles in the last year. He figures he's got "at least another 9 years and maybe more".

I don't doubt it for a moment.

Best,

Dan. (...who may not yet be "middle-aged" at 53)

[doug]

Peter - on going best wishes in resolving this.  Just had a thought - have you considered a physiotherapist and/or pilates?  As for the middle age bit, I remember the first time I heard that being applied to me.  It was when the optician said "Doug you need glasses, it happens when you become middle aged".  I can tell you I could accept wearing glasses for reading a whole lot easier than being told I was middle aged. That was several years ago and I'm still shocked. My denial continues!

Dan - your father sounds amazing and I hope to be just like that when I'm in my 90s (a long way off though). 

[Andre Jute]

Middle-aged only if you intend to stop at age 94. At age 96, my father walked 2.5 miles yesterday alone, and over 330 miles in the last year. He figures he's got "at least another 9 years and maybe more".

My great- grandfather walked the vineyards till he was 108. I walked with him on his 100th birthday.