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[Catrin]

I always know when it's ski season as we start to do more single leg work than the other parts of the year. Single leg squats, single leg deadlifts and slams, single leg bounding, step up and so on: all of these will help.

He got my attention when he told me that neither of my kneecaps are where they are supposed to be...so I will certainly focus on this so I can give my knees the support they need. Now that I think about it, we have done single leg deadlifts with the kettlebell. Irulan and Indy, thanks for your comments!

Since this most recent flare is related to my mtb crash last month, I am going to hold off on trail riding until the hip/knee/leg is calm again. The new tire might decrease the chance of my crashing, but my crash/ride ratio is pretty high (when I am not crashing?) and THAT leg/knee/hip always takes the hit, or at least 99% of the time it does. I hate to back off, especially since I've not yet tried out the new tire, but it seems wise. It is also probable that my past crash/injury rate is causing me to second-guess myself on the trail instead of fully committing - which of course increases the odds of crashing. It is a bad cycle and I am unsure how to break it - but the first goal is to calm down the current flare. Thankfully my group training activities makes my leg/knee feel better, as long as we don't do more than short sprints.