Blowin up bikes since ages ago
Surely there must be a few of you guy's out there that race but have bung knees....
Im wondering if anyone can offer any advice re strapping or knee braces that you can buy at the chemist that might help support and enable me to bend my knee properly so that I can race this weekend...
Any and all advice will be helpful!!
FTR - The doc says it is OK to race....
"Some people are like clouds, once they fuck off, it's a great day!"
Forum whore
I have one of those knee straps from a chemists. Doesnt really make a difference. I use evs vision knee braces for mx.
What did ya end up doing to your knee?
Blowin up bikes since ages ago
Not sure what is wrong with my knee but it got alot better last week but has been swollen and sore since Monday again. Pain is easy to ignore when you're racing but I cant actually bend my knee to rest it on the footpeg atm. Might come right by the weekend, who knows!Originally Posted by Shorty_925
"Some people are like clouds, once they fuck off, it's a great day!"
Just a Dog
OMG your fatu young to be taking MY pills ! But ok i might share !!! Ice it in the meantime !!!
A girlfriend once asked " Why is it you seem to prefer to race, than spend time with me ?"
The answer was simple ! "I'll prolly get bored with racing too, once i've nailed it !"
Bowls can wait !
Enjoys doing what he does
Are you taking any anti-inflamatory's? If not get down the docs and get some, will help with the swelling and then your knee will bend like you were 16 again
Blowin up bikes since ages ago
Yep, for 6 weeks now... and codeine every 4 hours atm. Obviously wont be taking those on race day though!!Are you taking any anti-inflamatory's? If not get down the docs and get some, will help with the swelling and then your knee will bend like you were 16 again
"Some people are like clouds, once they fuck off, it's a great day!"
Blowin up bikes since ages ago
That makes you Hatu Fatu then?
"Some people are like clouds, once they fuck off, it's a great day!"
Pretengineer
best cure for knee problems after I shattered both my knee caps and tore ligaments in both legs in an accident, was to build muscle to support the knee. I have been slack in maintaining this muscle but it makes a huge difference to the pain levels esp in changing weather conditions.
Blowin up bikes since ages ago
I remember that! Umm, whats the easiest way to build muscle when you cant bend your knee? (I can straighten it..)
"Some people are like clouds, once they fuck off, it's a great day!"
Just a Dog
Hey them Codine wont bring the swelling down Hells, all they'll do is make ya shit stick !!
Go get some Neurophen (not neurophen plus) RED GELL caps from new world and the shit might start flowing again by sat !!!!
Not as good as codine for the pain but the reason the swelling aint gone down, is cause the Quack ya call yr doctor is treating the symptom not the cause ! In other words you aint feeling the pain and walking on the leg/legs !
Ice = Ice Compresion Elevation !
Ya got a chair at work ? Get another one to sit ya leg on !
Ya got a freezer at work somewhere ? Take 2 packs of frozen peas to work next two days ! Alternate them using a towel to wrap them in and sit them on ya knees ALL DAY !
Stay off ya feet !
Ya just might race on saturday yet lol
Ya aint got a strong gut so dont want to take my pills !!!
Next time ya see ya doc, ask for a referal to a specialist ! Say your in for an arthroscopy !
Welcome to my world !
A girlfriend once asked " Why is it you seem to prefer to race, than spend time with me ?"
The answer was simple ! "I'll prolly get bored with racing too, once i've nailed it !"
Bowls can wait !
Blowin up bikes since ages ago
dont get me started on the publice health system.... I went to the ortho clinic last week, 2 weeks after some fucker hit me while I was waiting for the lights on the way too work. They had originally done an xray which revealed no breaks but a huge amount of swelling... Last week the house surgeon told me that he was going to arrange an MRI and then went away to the ortho surgeon who decided that I should just start using it as much as possible. This is even after I said that I had to take a mountain of pain relief to do so. Apparently its quite OK to develop a drug addiction whilst waiting for treatment...
Anyway, long story snipped... I go back to see him next week where I will be demanding an MRI or ultrasound. I will be espcially pissed if I cant race this weekend so he might just take me seriously... *tui*
For now I just want to fucken race!!
"Some people are like clouds, once they fuck off, it's a great day!"
Just a Dog
Wicked, ok didnt realise ya had copped a crack !*
For now I just want to fucken race!!
Fuggin idiots ! Ya should have been layed up straight off with no codeine FFS
(ya want my addiction hehe hehe heheheee bwahahahaeeeeeeee)
Yeah if your still water on the knee swollen after 6 weeks ya might be fucked for this weekend, but give the ICE method a go and get the leg/legs up !
Go back to the doc tommorrow and tell him ya cant walk for the next two days (acc) so ya can get them up as high as ya can !!! Koba might like to help here !!!
Ya can pay me later Malcome !!!
Good luck !
Still put money on an arthroscopy !
Got another coming up myself !
A girlfriend once asked " Why is it you seem to prefer to race, than spend time with me ?"
The answer was simple ! "I'll prolly get bored with racing too, once i've nailed it !"
Bowls can wait !
Blowin up bikes since ages ago
Well I did spend the first week pretty much laid up with a leg the size of fat mans leg doing the whole RICE thing and it got alot better. Then I went to see specialist, funny thing is, is that if I follow his advice my leg gets really bad but if I just rest it and keep it up etc it gets heaps better....
"Some people are like clouds, once they fuck off, it's a great day!"
BogOff-Cant you see I'm busy?
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.
Like you, I couldn't straighten it either. Ice six times a day to help with the swelling was the start, but all I could do for a prolongued period was to cycle (without fully strightening my knee). Anyway, to cut a long story short I got a job as a Postie, which meant I had to cycle around 20km every day. It took about 4 months to start developing serious muscle but slowly and surely I got stronger and stronger. I am now a motorcycle Postie and ride a push bike when they are short.
Within the last 4 months, I have been able to fully extend my bad leg so that it raises off the floor. I can walk a 4 hour round of golf (the guys infront were slow). I am quite amazed (though i still can't play the piano). 90% of the clicking and cracking has gone too. I take a spoon of fish oil every morning and those Glucosomine Chrondroitin horse sized tablets.
Start working on getting better. Unfortuately no one else gives a fark!
Just a Dog
Thats the word lol
Well i know what i'd be doing !!!
I also know i wouldn't try building muscle right now either ! Depends on what damage the MIR scan ends up telling ya have as to which excercise ya need to compensate !!!
A girlfriend once asked " Why is it you seem to prefer to race, than spend time with me ?"
The answer was simple ! "I'll prolly get bored with racing too, once i've nailed it !"
Bowls can wait !
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