dan999hornsby
Reged: 12/01/2007
Posts: 21
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Hi, i am doing the alps from L'Alp de Huez in June, and for some unknown reason i have developed a problem with my left knee, my fire brigade oc health guy says its my cartilage, the gp says its my ligaments and has referred me to a physio-but guess what, its not till april!
Anybody been in a similar boat who has any ideas how to get almost instant help.
I think i need a scan but dunno how to go about getting one sorted as gp has not referred me for one?
Help please, i have been looking forward to France now for best part of a year.
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scm
Reged: 24/06/2006
Posts: 1735
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Anybody been in a similar boat who has any ideas how to get almost instant help.
Look in the Yellow Pages for a sports physio and go and see him/her! Or isn't your health worth spending a bit of cash on? 
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Hannah
CW Staff
Reged: 05/12/2007
Posts: 5
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I'd agree with the comment above. Go and see a sports physio - may be ask around any cyclists you know locally for a reccomendation. As well as getting them to check out your body make sure that you also have your bike position and cleat set-up checked, if not by them then by a reputable bike fitter through a shop. Don't leave it any longer. Once you get a diagnosis you can work on fixing it.
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paul43
Reged: 12/10/2007
Posts: 46
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If you did the injury at work surely the fire brigade will refer you for instant physio, especially as your gp has diagnosed ligament damage?
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dan999hornsby
Reged: 12/01/2007
Posts: 21
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Thanks for the input, i didnt actually injure myself while at work, and i cant see that it is my cleat or riding position coz they have been the same for about 2 years, i did end to end last year in 10 days (100 miles a day)and had no problems.
It is a complete mystery to me how i have done this?
My riding has been light through the winter, i noticed the problem when attempting to do some fairly light leg wieght training in the gym, from the first rep on the leg curls i could feel something was wrong, so i stopped and hadnt really done any training since, but the pain is getting worse all the time.
I will pay a pro to have a nosey aroung for me A.S.A.P.
Many thanks top all of you for your help. 
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wanderer
Reged: 20/02/2008
Posts: 4
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I am no expert - still less a physio - but I have had similar problems. I have decided that it is possible that, having in the past built up a level of strength in the legs, followed by a period of lower activity, the muscle strength remains (even if your fitness declines) but the ligaments get out of the habit of taking the strain. Consequently, if you train too hard (ie too strenuously rather than too long) the muscles put a strain on the ligaments which is greater than they can cope with after a period of layoff.
I repeat, I'm no expert, this is just how i explain similar symptoms which I experience - they tend to occur after a period of relative inactivity.
My own GP's physio was no use whatsoever!
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yowiejim
Reged: 06/06/2007
Posts: 4
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I was diagnosed as having no posterior cuciate ligament or so little as to be of not much use. My knee felt awfull like it wasnt mine. This was due to increased training or more specifically a sprint at the end of a long ride. I was gonna do Australia end to end. On advice from my physio I was advised to simply Increase the strength of my leg muscles so that it would keep my knee in alignment and then get my self to OZ I managed to do 200 miles per day but keeping my speed to 14 - 15mph avarage i.e. keeping the power down. It didnt get worse or better. when I got home I concentrated on the static leg exercizes and light spinning. It wasnt until 6months later that I noticed that I had the confidence to put power throught the pedals. my knee felt connected properly again.
I guess what happens is muscle strength/tone keeps the knee in alignment and then the soft tissues contract over time to the correct length
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scm
Reged: 24/06/2006
Posts: 1735
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I guess what happens is muscle strength/tone keeps the knee in alignment and then the soft tissues contract over time to the correct length
The human body has a tremendous capacity to self-repair if left to its own devices in a sympathetic manner. That's why surgical interventions usually have such poor outcomes since they work against the body's natural mechanisms rather than with them.
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Gigatickle
Reged: 15/10/2008
Posts: 5
Loc: Warwickshire
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Hi
What exactly has happened to your knees...location & type of pain.....Duration?......is there any swelling? Does your knee give way , click or lock?
What investigations have you had so far?
Ligament damage is quite different from a meniscal tear in both location and general presentation and a few simple but well executed tests can relatively easily distinguish between the 2.....you must get a definitive diagnosis.
what part of UK do you live.....Droitwich knee clinic...Fab..
I sent my brother inlaw there for a Meniscal repair....Job done he is now perfect !( Well sort of as far as brother inlaws go that is )
Best of luck !
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