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Sore Knees! Any help appreciated

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  • May 14, 2013 at 12:51 pm #18783
    lball9

    Hi all,

    I’m reaching out for some ideas as to why I’m having issues with my knees.

    My situation:
    I’m 22yo and have only recently started road cycling ‘seriously’. I try to ride ~30/40mi on Wednesdays and ~60/70 over the weekend, slowly building up on distances.

    My issues:
    After about 10mi, my right knee starts feeling a little strange. The only way I can describe it is as if it’s being filled with jelly or something of a similar density. I think it swells a tiny bit but nothing that you can really notice.

    If I sit down after some miles (e.g. for lunch after 35mi on Saturday) it feels fine UNTIL I stand up. I get a sharp pain mainly above my kneecap and a little below. Also, at work today after sitting down for 2hours, I stretched my leg and my knee kept cracking, 4 or 5 times until it stopped.

    The right knee is worse than the left but I do sometimes get the same pain in my left. I’m stretching 3 times a day and eating well.

    Has anyone had something like this before? Thoughts?

    many thanks,

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  • May 14, 2013 at 3:37 pm #734867
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    arrieredupeleton

    I think Bashthebox might mean
    I think Bashthebox might mean iliotibial (IT) band.

    May 14, 2013 at 2:47 pm #734865
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    lball9

    Thanks for this. I am just
    Thanks for this. I am just doing some research now on the intercostal band to learn a bit more. I have just started using a foam roller yesterday, actually, so hopefully that will start to help

    I’m using clipless pedals. I am just going to check this tonight as I’m pretty sure on my bike, my feet are very nearly straight instead of slightly outwards when I am standing. There is quite a lot of float on my pedals though, probably 20 degrees (I still have Shimano mtb peds and shoes for convenience)

    I’m going to try all suggestions and then if it’s still a problem I’ll head the way of a physio

    thanks all! 🙂

    May 14, 2013 at 1:50 pm #734863
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    crash144019

    Are you riding on clipless or
    Are you riding on clipless or flat pedals? Incorrect set up of cleats is a common cause of knee proplems. Stand normally and just look at the angle your feet are at compared to your knees. Once you clip in should be roughly the Same self floating cleats also help. Try a few stretching exercises before riding too. Most of all don’t give up and a visit to a physio may well be worth while. A good one will probably give you advice on shoe and pedal set up too

    May 14, 2013 at 1:44 pm #734861
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    cat1commuter

    My knees used to hurt on a
    My knees used to hurt on a longer ride. Turned out that my saddle was too low.

    Using cleats/pedals which allow your foot to pivot slightly from side to side (often called “float”) can help reduce knee pain if your current setup is holding your foot at the wrong angle.

    May 14, 2013 at 1:30 pm #734859
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    VecchioJo

    see a sports physio –
    see a sports physio – seconded, internet diagnoses and cures are worthless

    it could be all manner of things, if you can see a physio that understands cyclists and can look at you on a bike that will help

    i had a painful left knee that turned out to be nothing to do with the knee, some shoe inserts and some stretching sorted it

    May 14, 2013 at 1:16 pm #734857
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    andycoventry

    See a sports physio – I had a
    See a sports physio – I had a similar problem, 1 hour and £40 quid later they diagnosed a similar thing to mentioned above and some exercises – now good as new.

    Also consider a bike fit – costly but worth it.

    May 14, 2013 at 1:00 pm #734855
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    bashthebox

    Might well be related to your
    Might well be related to your intercostal band – that’s the muscle and tendon group that starts on the outside of your hip and goes down to your knees, down the outside of your leg.
    This group can get very tight, which means your patella gets pulled about too much and causes knee pain.
    The way to treat it at home is to get a foam roller and do lots of exercises on that. Hurts like a bastard when you start doing it, which is symptomatic of the tightness of the IC band. After a while it becomes easier, and this should also mean that you’re stretching the muscle group properly.

    As for the root cause – could be many things. Wrong saddle height, bad cleat position, bad saddle position, etc etc.

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