Right Knee Pain but not left?

[PNW]

Man...it was okay for a bit but has gotten worse. I’ve been icing it continually and stretching as well but even sitting on the couch and relaxing isn’t comfortable. When I lay in bend I have to put a pillow in between my legs now. Something is wrong and have no idea what to do.

[mdeth1313]

You mentioned one leg is longer than the other - do you know if it's structural or functional? (structural being either an injury or something from birth that caused one leg to be longer than the other - functional is the result of muscular imbalance or lack of flexibility)

I had the same issue and it was functional. A lack of flexibility/strength was causing it. If they addressed it with a shim and it's not structural you're doing more harm.

It was when I saw a physical therapist that issue was solved.

[charliedid]

Originally Posted by PNW

Man...it was okay for a bit but has gotten worse. I’ve been icing it continually and stretching as well but even sitting on the couch and relaxing isn’t comfortable. When I lay in bend I have to put a pillow in between my legs now. Something is wrong and have no idea what to do.

It's too difficult to do this online but...do you do any running or walking? Do you have the same symptoms wen doing those activities? Do you ride other bikes and is it the same with all bikes?

Have you seen a Physical Therapist? Who diagnosed the "shorter" leg? As was asked before, is it really structural or just functional?

I feel your pain....almost always. :-)

[charliedid]

Originally Posted by mdeth1313

You mentioned one leg is longer than the other - do you know if it's structural or functional? (structural being either an injury or something from birth that caused one leg to be longer than the other - functional is the result of muscular imbalance or lack of flexibility)

I had the same issue and it was functional. A lack of flexibility/strength was causing it. If they addressed it with a shim and it's not structural you're doing more harm.

It was when I saw a physical therapist that issue was solved.

^ I'm with you on this. I dislike that the bike fitting industrial complex demands that all of us have shims or wedges. Ugh...

[PNW]

I don’t have any shims. When I was being fit to my bike, the fitter measured and mentioned that one leg was longer than the other (not sure how accurate he was). As far as I know, it wasn’t a birth issue. I’m guessing it’s muscular/flexibility. I have been doing a fair amount of stretching and this hasn’t really helped.


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[PNW]

Originally Posted by charliedid

It's too difficult to do this online but...do you do any running or walking? Do you have the same symptoms wen doing those activities? Do you ride other bikes and is it the same with all bikes?



Have you seen a Physical Therapist? Who diagnosed the "shorter" leg? As was asked before, is it really structural or just functional?



I feel your pain....almost always. :-)

I do walking with my wife and dog as well as hiking. I’ve never experienced the knee issue before with any of these activities. I’m 28, healthy, and stay pretty active. The bike I have is the only one I ride and fits me great.

The one who diagnosed the shorter leg is the fitter that I saw so I’m not sure of the validity to his claim. I’m going to say it’s functional. I’m not aware of any birth issue or structure issue. I’ve never had problems with my knee.


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[mdeth1313]

Originally Posted by PNW

I don’t have any shims. When I was being fit to my bike, the fitter measured and mentioned that one leg was longer than the other (not sure how accurate he was). As far as I know, it wasn’t a birth issue. I’m guessing it’s muscular/flexibility. I have been doing a fair amount of stretching and this hasn’t really helped.


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Stretching on it's own won't help. Won't hurt, but my PT had to show me how to get my legs aligned. It's a funky stretch laying on my back with my feet up on a wall. After stretching the shorter leg, I have to pull on my hip as I bring the other (stretched) leg back towards my body. Your issue could be different. Doing that after the rest of my stretching each day got my body back into alignment. I rarely have to do it anymore.

If you can see a PT it could solve a lot of problems. I rode with issues for years. 2 rounds of PT and I'm pain free and when I do feel something I can correct it.

At least your fitter didn't shim your shorter leg.

[charliedid]

[QUOTE=PNW;2419579]I do walking with my wife and dog as well as hiking. I’ve never experienced the knee issue before with any of these activities. I’m 28, healthy, and stay pretty active. The bike I have is the only one I ride and fits me great.

The one who diagnosed the shorter leg is the fitter that I saw so I’m not sure of the validity to his claim. I’m going to say it’s functional. I’m not aware of any birth issue or structure issue. I’ve never had problems with my knee.




I'd see a PT and maybe a second look at your fit and riding style.

[Bici-Sonora]

Plus one on the stretching--that cured my right knee pain.

Originally Posted by socalspeedsk8r

If all your fit parameters are good then you might want to do what most cyclist don't do- stretch. If you don't have a foam roller, get one. Every cyclist shouldn't be without one.

Scott

[RaymondM]

Originally Posted by Bici-Sonora

Plus one on the stretching--that cured my right knee pain.

A lot of people underestimate warming up, but even more, underestimate stretching AFTER the cycling/ exercise/ whatever.

I've had issues with knees (both) then started paying attention to stretching, it helped a looot.

[owly]

Excuse my bumping in here, but can anyone suggest what the cause of pain may be just below the bottom of the kneecap, at the outside of the knee?

Right knee only. Nothing major, but would like to sort it out.

[zmalwo]

Might be your legs are slightly different in length. My left leg is shorter than my right by a few mm so I use spacers in between my left shoe and cleat. it works pretty good.

[sfo1]

Saddle too low for leg length discrepancy.