David, please report back! My recent knee glitch culminated in me going to the doctor finally after years of little troubles. What I assumed was 4 years of ignorance of a tear/lack of cartilidge/and or arthritis in my knee due to lots and lots and lots of running when I was younger turned out to merely be some bursitus under my IT band. This was post x-ray and MRI by a really good somewhat local orthopedist. Based on my symptoms and my brothers diagnosis of no padding left in his knee (he has the same running history and similar wonky biomechanics as me, 4 years of Div3 intercollegiate XC and indoor/outdoor track, 70 mile weeks for half the year) I was pretty sure I was going to get the "you need surgery" or the "no more running" diagnosis. Instead, I got the "no restrictions unless it hurts alot, and stretch" diagnosis. Which was like second Christmas. I have tried the foam roller, it hurts me too much to use, I think that is because my IT band is so tight. So I will just try stretching and easing into it and see.... It does not really ever give me trouble riding. Only if my saddle is too low. But it does give me some post running pain and weak/buckling feeling sometimes. Anyhow, let me know, I will see. The doc also advised that he has seen cortisteroid shots clear this up permanently, but I am going to save that for when I really need it!
Later Tarik On Sun, Jan 3, 2010 at 8:39 PM, cyclotourist <[email protected]> wrote: > These are the resources that have been mentioned off list. I thought I > would publicly catalog them in one place in case someone else is having > similar problems (and was too shy to speak up!) or has other suggestions. > > THANKS! > > Local chiropractor/bike fit: http://www.bodyfix.net/ > Orthotics: http://www.aline.com/sports/aline-cycle > Not so local bike fit: http://bch.org/sportsmedicine/bio-andy-pruitt.aspx > Other (foam rolling): > http://sportsmedicine.about.com/od/flexibilityandstretching/ss/FoamRoller_5.htm > > Also the basics of stretching, lowering the saddle and widening the Q were > reiterated. > > Will report back! :-) > > >> -- >> Cheers, >> David >> Redlands, CA >> >> "Bicycling is a big part of the future. It has to be. There is something >> wrong with a society that drives a car to workout in a gym." ~Bill Nye, >> scientist guy > > > > > -- > Cheers, > David > Redlands, CA > > "Bicycling is a big part of the future. It has to be. There is something > wrong with a society that drives a car to workout in a gym." ~Bill Nye, > scientist guy > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > -- Tarik Saleh tas at tariksaleh dot com in los alamos, po box 208, 87544 http://tariksaleh.com all sorts of bikes blog: http://tsaleh.blogspot.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
