Knee pain, repetitive stress injury?

[Kathi]

Yes, and don't ignore it! Possible cause could be coming from the foot or hip.

Mine started in the fall of 07, knee pain only on the bike. Also some pain in my foot. Thinking it was too much cycling I didn't worry about it. I had no problems with skiing (71 days) that season and thought the issue went away. As soon as I started biking the pain in my knee came back. I thought it was something wrong with my bike fit. The guy at the bike shop noticed that my femur angled toward the tt of my bike and my foot rotated out. We tried shims in my shoe which helped but didn't cure the pain.

The problem eventually graduated into lower back, hip and glute pain. I saw an ortho, had an MRI and spent 4 months in PT, got a brace for my knee but didn't get better and didn't understand what was happening.

I came across this book at Borders, "Athletic body in Balance" by Gray Cook. It's written for the general public to help one understand how to exercise efficiently and effectively and hopefully prevent injuries.
http://www.performbetter.com/detail....667_A_rnd_E_13
I kept thinking that all my issues were connected and his book proved it. Last week I got this video "Secrets of the Hip and Knee" http://www.performbetter.com/detail....196_A_rnd_E_23
Even though the video is directed toward trainers and PT's it is simple enough that I could understand it and it definitely shows the connections between the foot, knee and hip. Exercises are simple and progressive.

In retrospect I'm glad I got an evaluation from the Dr., had the MRI to rule out anything serious and got the brace. PT wasn't useful, except to help understand my body better, I could have skipped most of the sessions I had.

I'm riding my bike without pain, low miles at this point and bracing the knee. However, my position on the bike is so much better, my injured hip feels strong and functioning and have little lower back or hip pain.

Good luck!