Hello all,

I was wondering if there was a generally prescribed method to reducing strain/use of the VMO muscle? I've been fitted a couple of times by different bike shops and now have even been through seeing an ortho. While my fit is alright and the doctors see nothing wrong in the x-rays I'm having constant pain in my VMO. Stretching, icing, rolling and now nearly two months of very little use (An occasional session on the trainer) and I still am fighting the same pain as always. When on the bike it always feels like I'm tensing my VMO so I'm wondering if its just an overuse injury occurring. I've tried spinning lighter gears but even doing that I can't get my VMO to relax and it seems to bring about the pain quicker. Any thoughts on how to correct this?