Knee problems and racing

**Str8 Jacket** · 23rd September 2009, 18:44

Originally Posted by YellowDog

Hey Hels, this doesn't sound so good. My story is: 18 months ago I was told I had arthritis and my knee was buggered. It was always swolen and I couldn't walk for more than an hour tops.

Unfortunately this is what I am most scared off... I totally fucked this knee 5 or so years ago when I wrote off my first bike and it has been temperamental ever since...

Though is this was to be the case then acupuncture might help me. I cant keep downing voltaren and codeine forever!

**YellowDog** · 23rd September 2009, 18:51

Acupuncture is good for pain relief, but it won't fix anything.

Find out what is really wrong and then go from there. It might be as simple as a flush out to make it like new.

Good luck.

**mossy1200** · 23rd September 2009, 19:07

Originally Posted by Str8 Jacket

Unfortunately this is what I am most scared off... I totally fucked this knee 5 or so years ago when I wrote off my first bike and it has been temperamental ever since...

Though is this was to be the case then acupuncture might help me. I cant keep downing voltaren and codeine forever!

Sounds like you need to race a v-max

**Str8 Jacket** · 23rd September 2009, 19:09

Originally Posted by mossy1200

Sounds like you need to race a v-max

**Pussy** · 23rd September 2009, 19:16

Originally Posted by YellowDog

It might be as simple as a flush out to make it like new.

Good luck.

Best advice yet. Go eat 5kg of prunes, Hels

**Shorty_925** · 23rd September 2009, 20:24

What about getting on a cycle machine, if at all possible?

Ive done my left knee in years ago, and fell off 7 weeks ago, and busted up my wirst, as well as hitting my knee in the process. Couldnt put any weight on it, and the doc thought just deep bursing. Within the week I was at the gym on the cycle machone and has helped alot. Its store sore if I get hit on the right/wrong angle, and thats 7 weeks ago, so who knows.

**Str8 Jacket** · 23rd September 2009, 20:27

Originally Posted by Shorty_925

What about getting on a cycle machine, if at all possible?

Ive done my left knee in years ago, and fell off 7 weeks ago, and busted up my wirst, as well as hitting my knee in the process. Couldnt put any weight on it, and the doc thought just deep bursing. Within the week I was at the gym on the cycle machone and has helped alot. Its store sore if I get hit on the right/wrong angle, and thats 7 weeks ago, so who knows.

I had been on the cycle machine at the gym trying to keep it moving... I usually do about 40 mins of high intensity cardio 5x a week but was doing 20 mins on the lowest level in 5 min blocks, stretching in between. Unfortunately I think that is what has been aggrevating it...

**Pussy** · 23rd September 2009, 20:30

Aqua jogging, Hels. That's what Gassit Girl did in recovering from her smashed up knee a few years ago

**Deano** · 23rd September 2009, 20:31

Oh I thought this thread was about you not getting your knee down when racing...my bad...soz.

**Str8 Jacket** · 23rd September 2009, 20:36

Originally Posted by Pussy

Aqua jogging, Hels.

I can just see it now!!

But yeah, as much as I would look ridiculous you're right it would work. Except I suffer from sever ezcma and can use public pools...

**Str8 Jacket** · 23rd September 2009, 20:46

Originally Posted by Deano

Oh I thought this thread was about you not getting your knee down when racing...my bad...soz.

You better watch your back bro...

**ynot slow** · 23rd September 2009, 21:30

Can you get hold of 2"lucoplast strapping tape,tape down the knee and around,like the way sports people do,maybe at a gym you can pick a trainers brain to show best way to strap it how you need.Can you use nurofen gel or similar anti-swelling gel to use as well as pain killers.

**Str8 Jacket** · 24th September 2009, 06:15

Originally Posted by ynot slow

Can you get hold of 2"lucoplast strapping tape,tape down the knee and around,like the way sports people do,maybe at a gym you can pick a trainers brain to show best way to strap it how you need.Can you use nurofen gel or similar anti-swelling gel to use as well as pain killers.

Cheers mate. Gonna go look for some today... Maybe then I could strap my leg into the riding position each day and get around on crutches!

**CookMySock** · 24th September 2009, 06:51

I have a knee injury and if I catch it on the wrong angle the damn thing drops me.

I wore a stretchy neoprene (wetsuit type material) brace for months, and I was damn careful not to provoke it, and after a couple of years it came right. The brace felt nice and warm and this helped as well.

I dunno what type of knee injury you have, but my guess is you are going to have to keep it braced and be really careful on it 24/7 and hope like hell it comes right over time.

Steve