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Knee pain going on bike

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Published on Thursday, 17 December 2009 07:22

Written by Luca Salvatelli

Dear Editor,
I would like some advice by Dr. Luca Salvatelli; currently I am using 172.5 cm from the cranks on my bike but after an accident (in January) I have more strength of a nuisance under the kneecap for one/two days while I did not have disturbance during cycling.

My rpm is usually flat at 100/105 min and uphill about 80/85, unless you make specific exercises (repeated, or SFR). These are some my antropometric data:
Horse length 80.5 cm, height 174 cm.
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Dear Reader,
I think you need an orthopedist, not of my advice. Crank length should be right, although you should calculate the exact extent of the femur to say with certainty. However I do not think the pain you feel is caused by the wrong length of crank. Should consider, first, the influence that the accident occurred on the knee joint and if the pain is due to trauma or not. Alternatively, the pain you feel could be one of the first symptoms of an inflamed knee ligament but a patella femoral chondropathy. Saddle too low, knee too advanced, incorrect position of the foot pedal (cleat adjustment), incorrect balance of the muscles of the thigh, may be among the various causes. My advice is to be examined first by a good orthopedist who will assess the state of the knee and causes pain. If this is a cause of the accident, after the necessary treatment, you will be saddle without problems. If the pain, however, is caused by bicycle, where even then review the position in the saddle, making a good visit from the center biomechanical to correct any errors. However, this should be done not before the orthopedist has finished his treatment. In the meantime, to avoid aggravating the situation, it is good to suspend the use of bicycles.