be nice to your knees

[pkq]

My bad knee screams with pain up on the upstroke towards the end of long, grueling rides. But it has a lot of problems so it is expected.

Keep those knees safe and healthy. A friend is a PT who recommended ice water soaks for an ankle sprain. Worked wonders!

An excellent point has been raised about keeping opposing muscle groups "equally" strong. Life is all about balance, isn't it?

I am no doctor but would think bruising and tendonitis are not the same.

Good luck with your knee recovery.

[DirtDiva]

Tendonitis is simply an inflamation of the tendon(s). I guess it could be caused by bruising, but, as far as I know, it's generally related to over-use injuries.

[LBTC]

CC, your pilates instructor has WAY more knowledge than I do! But I'm glad my note had you asking more questions that might lead to relief and long term healing!

pkq - so much is all about balance, it's amazing! Every thing is interconnected, so it all makes sense to me.....it's just sometimes terribly hard to find out which thing is out of balance!

Namaste,
~T~

[pkq]

LBTC, yep, you are right. You should have my brain for understanding out of balance. A doctor told me once that my butt pain was the tendon/ligament tightening up because the hamstring wasn't being stretched enough and strenghtened enough. I thought he was full of it but followed his advice. He was right. Glad I followed his advice.