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Knee/Thigh Pain

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adamr100
adamr100

Good morning all,

I'm new here and I'm driven here by an agonisingly protected knee complaint. I'm a cyclist have have been for 10 years. I'm 25 and a teacher so advice I've had to stay seated constantly isn't particularly effective.

In March I was competing in an audax and 100 or so miles in I started to experience a dull ache in my right leg above my knee to the outside. I had no option but to cut short and cycle 70 miles home.

Over the next few weeks I abstained from cycling but the pain didn't subside. I went to see a Physio who diagnosed it as a pulled tensor fascae latae (excuse my spelling) so he manipulated it and prescribed a tens machine. After several weeks off and using the machine to no avail I visited another Physio who attributes it to weak glutes putting excess stress on other parts of my leg and prescribed a series of gluteus activation and strengthening exercises.

These seemed to work for a while and for a period I was able to get back cycling. I kept up my exercises but again the injury returned and now it's worse than ever. I'm currently into a stint of 12 weeks off, now with an NHS Physio who has given a similar diagnosis but the exercises don't seem to be doing anything. I wondered if anyone could offer any advice if they have had a similar injury. I'm still not wholly sure it is my itb and it could be my lat vat.

I have finally been given an MRI appointment (6 weeks time) because in my off time I was recommend to swim and now I have a suspected torn meniscus but I want to do all I can in the meanwhile because I'm getting incredibly fed up and down about not being able to do anything.

Any thoughts/opinions would be greatly received.

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  • CHICO_MARX
    CHICO_MARX adamr100

    Posted

    Hate to say it but...  If something is torn, you don't want to make it worse so I would just sit back and take it easy but don't let your muscles atrophy.  Light quad workouts...more reps with less weight.

    Note that the MRI may show nothing.  I had 4 knee scopes before my TKR and each MRI was inconclusive before the docs went in and fixed the problems.  Don't be surprised about a negative MRI...you may need a scope to find and fix what's wrong.

  • Occams_Razor
    Occams_Razor adamr100

    Posted

    Hi Adam, Jump on youtube and have a look at these two test: Thomas test & Ober's test. Perhaps talk to your physio about them, should direct their tx. 

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