Knee Pain – Help.

Right so basically my right knee is really hurting when i’m riding. It’s a sharp pain, and when I touch my knee it almost feels like a bruise, but all looks ok from the outside.

It came on after a road ride about 2 weeks ago, didn’t think much of it at the time so ignored the pain. Went out the next day and it still hurt. I then had 5 days off the bike to rest it, and the pain went away.

Then got back on the bike and it has started again, no crashes to cause it, nothing on the bike has changed, my kit hasn’t changed. It even hurts when i’m not on the bike, obviously not as much as when pedalling as it’s the action of bending my knee causing the pain.

I will be going to see the doctor tomorrow to see what they think I could do, but i fear it may be a physiotherapist that I need…

Anyway, armchair doctors of STW what does it sound like?

Some form of inflammation. Don’t think physio’s are of ANY use for knees, Ive had two ops and various issues over the years so i speak from experience.

Therefore, ibuprofen and rest until it clears up….and go from there!

Thanks for that. Didn’t think about ibuprofen, but that’s a good call. I’ll have to force myself to rest I think!

I had similar, pain with cycling and running for several years, but OK otherwise. Did lots of medical routes/physio etc. Then someone (I think on here) recommended working out your ‘glutes’ – and this has been a minor miracle for me … no pain. My glutes (one side only) were phenomenally tight and sore but a couple of weeks work on them and bingo! Worth googling ‘knee pain & glutes’. This is similar to what I tried

… http://www.synergy-athletics.com/effective-strength-training/lower-back-issues-part-1-tight-glutes/

Feel slightly evangelical about it 😆

I’m not sure of Rockape63 is trolling or just grumpy, but that is some of the worst advice I’ve ever heard.
Ibuprofen may help with swelling, as may rest, BUT…

The knee is so complex and finely balanced; minor things can hugely effect how it all works together. Go and see a physio. Find one that knows about cycling if possible.
This started after a a ride; so there may lie a clue??
Is your bike fit right?
Don’t bury your head in the sand…. tackle it properly and fully.
I also speak from bitter experience…. 2 ops on one knee, several physios, wish I’d recognised the problem properly earlier on instead of MTFU :-/

I’ve been having a few knee niggles and a mate whose a sports therapist recommended working on my glutes too. Something about one firing sooner than the other when pedalling and pulling my knee out of line (or something like that).

You need to see a doctor but stretching is commonly overlooked and can only benefit you to try. I dont mean 5 mins stretching before a ride but an actual twice daily program to increase flexibility to the point where you can place your palms flat on the floor etc. It takes several weeks to acheive a really good level of flexibility and you need to warm up the muscles first. Has worked wonders for me. I stopped doing it earlier in the year and my knees went back to how they were before. Started again and after a month they are perfect again now. My glutes and hamstraings were also tight like AUS who posted above. It ached to sit down! Straight legged deadlifts held in position really stretched these out. Good luck!

I would have given you some advice, but apparently physios are of no use with knees, so I wont bother.

Could be one of many things, OA, anterior knee pain, anything. Try a witch doctor.

Certainly been burying my head in the sand and just hoping it goes away.

It did start after a ride, but it was only a 50 mile ride, and nothing out of the ordinary. As I ride almost everyday the body should be used to this by now…

This could be an expensive injury at £5.40 a day on the train 😆

Recently had some issues with my knees after returning from a few injuries and got a bit too carried away without keeping-up the stretching excercises. At first the cycling agitated the pain so I visited a physio – turns out my flexors aren’t in good shape and need working-on, as does my basic core (and like Neninja, glutes etc).

I was surprised at how quick my core had become weak but the strengthening exrecises the physio suggested weren’t too easy for the first few days so it’s clear it can fall away in no time at all. Despite Rockape’s advice, try and see a physio – some know what they’re talking about.

Stretching is massively important and should never be underestimated…

My experience with useful tips from here. Might help. FWIW I stopped running two weeks ago and seem to be pain free now. Went out on the bike on Sunday, and no knee trouble at all.

Getting back in shape is depressing.

I’m not sure of Rockape63 is trolling or just grumpy, but that is some of the worst advice I’ve ever heard.
Ibuprofen may help with swelling, as may rest, BUT…

Trolling! Cheeky b*stard! If you think ibuprofen will only help with swelling then you don’t know much!

The problem with knees, is that they are very complex and you can have all sorts of problems that are very difficult to diagnose. Therefore, rather than seeing all sorts of physios, sports therapists etc who may have various ideas about what could be causing it, the advice is to initially rest it and use anti inflammatory drugs to reduce the pain, and inflammation. Runners knee is something that responds well to this treatment, which is simple and cheap.

IF, the problem reoccurs after it has recovered, then it is time to see a Specialist.

Trolling! Cheeky b*stard! If you think ibuprofen will only help with swelling then you don’t know much!

Ibuprofen blocks cyclo-oxygenase, therefore reducing pain and inflamation.
What else do YOU think it does?

Oh.. apart from possibly causing other problems; sickness, nausea, indegestion, etc.

Thanks for the info guys, i’ll see what the Doc says tomorrow then take it from there.

Oh.. apart from possibly causing other problems; sickness, nausea, indegestion, etc.

You clearly have a very delicate metabolism!

Having torn a ligament in my knee and knocked my knee cap all skew whiff I have to say physio was the best thing I did.

They were able to not only bring down any internal swelling and speed up the healing process but also gave me loads of stretches and exercises that strengthened my knee. Its really important though to get one who specialises in sports injuries.

I was a typical bloke and refused to go to the Dr’s / physios for about three – four months. It put me three – four month behind in the healing process and I wish I’d gone straight away.

Oh and ibuprofen helped a lot.