Too Young to Fall Apart!

[CycleChic06]

I am not a doctor and don't claim to really know what I'm talking about. Speaking from personal experience, the knee sounds like tendonitis. But it could be any number of other knee problems, or could just be related to your seat height. It all depends on the circumstances surrounding the onset of the pain.

If it's causing you discomfort it obviously warrants a doctor's visit.

[doc]

If biking makes everything worse, you should definitely consider shelling out the $$ to make sure you are fitted properly on the bike. Incorrect fit can cause lots of problems.

[Offthegrid]

Apparently a new study seems to back up what I said about my experience with back/leg pain ... that it got better in time without surgery.

(If the link doesn't work, it's the top story on the New York Times today.)

People with ruptured disks in their lower backs usually recover whether or not they have surgery, researchers are reporting today. The study, a large trial, found that surgery appeared to relieve pain more quickly but that most people recovered eventually and that there was no harm in waiting.

The study, published in The Journal of the American Medical Association, is the only large and well-designed trial to compare surgery for sciatica with waiting.