Knee Pain - Suggestions?

[radacrider]

Have you increased your workouts or mileage? May be simple overuse. You can read this article, http://www.livestrong.com/article/39...-from-cycling/. Outside knee usually indicates a saddke too high or too far back, though you said you have not made any changes.

[Penny4]

Thx Radacrider, that was a good article. I was thinking my seat might be too low if anything. But it might possibly be too far back. The article also mentioned weakness in the knee and hip muscles, which could be factors here. I'll keep icing it and try to do more stretching. Maybe move the seat forward.

[FlyingScot]

Have you checked your cleat? If I got some grime in my SPDs it decreased the already small amount of float I had and sometimes locked my foot in too tight which does cause knee pain for me. I finally changed to Speedplay X's just for the incredible amount of float they have.

[OakLeaf]

Pain on the lateral and especially anterior lateral knee - where the kneecap meets the femur - is often because a saddle is too low. That can happen "on its own" - the seatpost can slip in its clamp, or you can lose enough weight to put your pelvis closer to your pedals. First thing I would do is check whether your seatpost has slipped. Did you have the original height marked or written down? It's a good idea to do that anyway. If you decide you want to try raising it, no more than 2 mm at a time.

Also, doing some self myofascial release on your IT bands with a foam roller, Stick, tennis ball, etc., is never a bad idea.

[Penny4]

or you can lose enough weight to put your pelvis closer to your pedals. First thing I would do is check whether your seatpost has slipped.

I am sad to say this most definitely not the cause I did not mark the original height on the seat post but I'll take a look at it. I will have to look up what "myofascial release" is I am not familiar with foam roller, etc exercises, but have heard about them.

[Rubylvr]

I second Oakleaf's thought on foam rolling. It hurts like crazy,
but our IT Bands are really stretched tight riding and need release.
I love/hate deep tissue massage and try to get one every other week.

[Dogmama]

+1 on foam rolling the IT bands. Feels so good...when you quit!