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    Quote Originally Posted by Ritamarie View Post
    Knotted,

    On my last ride on the CC, I was paying attention to this and could swear I could feel a "click" near the bottom of each stroke on the inside of my upper thigh (not an audible click, but I could feel the click if that makes sense). Could this be the ishial tuberosities hitting with each stroke?
    No, the ischial tuberosities of the pelvis are planted on the saddle. They aren't hitting anything and nothing hits them. They really are removed from the action.

    The click you felt was likely the hip joint itself being pried outwards a bit as your inner thigh collided with the transition zone of the saddle at the bottom of the stroke, or the hip joint compensating for something funky being forced onto it by the interaction of your thighs and the saddle.

    Somewhere around here is a thread about hip stabilization exercises, with some links to a great video. If your hip is clicking you may need to firm up the "rotator cuff" of the hip so nothing gives when it isn't supposed to. If saddle changes and basic exercises for the hip rotators and stabilizers don't help, I'd highly recommend finding a sports med physical therapist who can treat your hip and assess you on the bike.

    Edit To Add: take a peek at the free video linked in this thread: http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showt...=stabilization
    Last edited by KnottedYet; 03-10-2010 at 07:31 PM.
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