Hi all, Has anyone got over long term (18 months+) knee pain? I’ve been to 3 physios, had two new bike fits, seen an orthopaedic specialist. Nothing is working. I could detail this further but i’ll keep things simple. I have done every exercise 10000 times, massage, rolling daily, stretching daily…

I felt with knee pain for quite a while, did whole bike fit, mri on knee, dr, etc. none of that helped. What worked for me physical therapy, they discovered my ankles were really week so exercises and switching from Speedplay to Shimano SPD-SL . I think most of my problems were from foot movement al…

[image] phillyh17: I’ve been to 3 physios What kind of work did they prescribe you?

Currently doing… 1 leg bridge. Monster walk with band. Bosu ball single leg squats. Short arc ankle raises with ankle weights. Clamshells with band. Balance for 1 min on bosu one legged. Typically 3 X 15 reps every day. With foam rolling on all leg muscles and stretches. Weekly massage also.

Thanks…I’ve read that a few dozen times already to no avail I’m afraid.

Have you been off the bike entirely while doing these exercises? You need to be off the bike for a few months to recover.

Same here. So many theories that it’s hard to know what to try. I won’t hijack your thread, but I have an issue that doesn’t keep me off the bike, but is annoyingly painful and prevents me from holding long hard intervals (like a ramp test), so I literally feel your pain and was hoping you could fin…

Where on the knee is the pain and when does it start? Hard efforts? Long saddle time?

If I do a recovery ride easy outside…no problem. Long and/or hard, I expect to happen.

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