Originally Posted by
bhkyte
Fit is one important aspect, but only one.
There are all kinds of reason for general knee pain, general posture, systemic condition like OA or RA, poor skin condition, weakness, neurological conditions, mal alignment of the hip, biomechanical adjustment due to other sports/work nature, amunst many other factors. Even Sexually Transmitted
diseases can cause knee pain.
The "correct" treatment might be to strengthen the glutes roles in maintaining rotational stability of the femur, or encouraging the glide of the knee cap to track better. More information is required as to the nature,location of the condition to rule anything in or out. See a physiotherapist and get a differential diagnosis.
And yes, also make sure your "fit" is optimal.
This is 2010, can some road cyclists realise than "fit" is not the only answer to knee pain!
bravo. i get aches and pain occasionally in one place or another and then it may go away or it may not. it is affected by how i rode that particular day or how out of shape i am at that point. i can go for a long ride and feel no back ache but if i go to the sharpest climbs available to me i will get lower back pain. that is probably due to bad technique.
If it becomes a recurring problem over severl rides after making tweaks and you can't get rid of it, then maybe get a fit.
"Go get a pro fit" because i got a sore whatever. Yeah right. Let some pseudo scientist with a computer dazzle you and it will cure all.
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