One thing I don't do/ever really do is run, so luckily my knees aren't too beat up. The flip side is I don't get the bone-building benefits of running, so I probably have brittle & frail bird-like bones.
My Doc said cortisone would be a temp fix. There are cortisone patches that you can use also. He explained that it doesn't prevent further injury though, just kinda' masks the pain at the moment. Long/short: hope you get some relief. You're also closer to Boulder, so maybe a trip up to Pruitt could be beneficial. On Sun, Jan 3, 2010 at 7:53 PM, tarik saleh <tariksa...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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 <cyclotour...@gmail.com> > 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 rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > > 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 rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > > -- 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 rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
