Knee Pain

I have a physio, and a chiropractor, and a litany of appointments with orthopaedic surgeons who have examined either my shoulder, or my knee since I was 16 and completely destroyed both in one season of rugby

this is a question about cycling changes to alleviate it- whether the clipping in- which I always do with my right foot- or another factor can be changed on my bike to make it better.

well you have previous 'injuries' that possibly give you specific limitations of movement and flexibility that will possibly have an impact on how your current condition will be treated. surely these factors are best assessed by somebody familiar with your physiology.

Incidentally- I would ask the chiropractor I visit, since he works for Garmin Transitions as well, but as it happens- its a bank holiday tomorrow, and I fly out to California on Tuesday.

if your flight was on wednesday you could probably get a short notice appointment with a good physio

Finally, though you enjoy a feeling of know-it-allism on this forum, usually delving out tedious snide remarks, you often forget a few simple fixes can go a fair way.

yes often it's something very simple. in my case a 5º shim and a footbed in each shoe, doesn't mean it will work for you though.
this forum is full of internet bullshit theory™, people read something somewhere on the internet and rehash it as if it's gospel and it's their own experience. i would rather suggest where to find the answer than offer unsubstantiated half truths.

I am obsessed with biomechanics, and have in the past spent many a night working out the exact tracking of my knee through the motion in cycling (with the aid of rollers and a mirror) to try and optimise and remove the knee problem I knew I had. This is of course forgetting that in the future- I hope to be a Orthopaedic specialist, and currently in front of me I have pulled up a text that the chiropractor mentioned above suggested I read prior to starting university (its a simple anatomy textbook).

a video camera is better than a mirror, you can then see from behind if your pelvis is straight or your heels move in circles. (although if you do it's still down to a physio to tell you why and if treatment is needed)

thanks dickhead.

no problem HTH.