I have heard that taking Glucosamine (sp?) helps with the joints... I have a similar feeling in my knee when I ride a lot, or have a very tough ride.... but Im too lazy to take my own advice that I got from a fellow rider...

ludey wrote on 01/18/12 at 12:23am:


You asked for suggested actions.......? That's the best one you're gonna get!

A lot of people get knee pain from pedaling in gears too tall for them at too low a cadence. It's not that surprising you notice more while climbing because likely you climb at a lower cadence than you would normally. Get it checked out and try working on a healthy cadence with more "spinning" up hills than mashing.

All of the above is waaaaaaaaaaaay better than I have to chime in but ... once you get this pain all straightened out I found something that helps my knees and joints in general for preventative maintenance.  First off I skateboarded for about 10 years and apparently throwing yourself down flights of stairs leads to arthritis.  I was used to the multiple time a week knee pain I had, could tell when it was going to rain, be super cold etc.  My better half is all about natural fixes so when she told me this I (as usual) thought she was slightly insane.  After much pestering I finally agreed to try it for a month.  6 months later I am still thanking her.  2 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar a day.  It HAS to be the organic "from the mother" ACV found at earthfare (probably other places) etc.  It tastes awful but I mix 1 tablespoon in a few ounces of grape juice or V8 in the morning and one at night and you can't taste it.  Seriously I went from gimping around 3+ days a week to having MAYBE 3 sore days in the last 5 months.  Also helps a lot of other crap she could list off for you but the only other thing I remember is it has helped my blood sugar a lot as I am Type 1 diabetic.  So once you get fixed give that a try along with stretching to stay fixed.

SugarFree wrote on 01/18/12 at 2:59am:

My wife and your wife must know each other or something! 

The Cycle Path wrote on 01/18/12 at 3:03am:


You take the Apple Cider Vinegar too?  I don't know why I bother paying my insurance premiums with her around.  She is like the MacGuyver of weird medicinal crap haha.  But this one totally works.

hurt my knee last year about this time of year, non bike related. I went to ortho carolina, they could'nt tell anything without an mri which was going to cost me about $2500 out of pocket. I opted for a cortizone injection and rode it out. Its basicly ok now, I run and ride all the time. I suppose time will tell the whole story. Hopefully yours will turn out fine.

The bottom fastener looks like a 'plain ole flooring staple, that sucker must hurt going in.

And on the Glucosamine supplements.  I took them 2 months prior and 8 months post surgery.  Seemed to help keep the knee lubricated.  I did stop taking it a year ago as it seemed to be contributing to some swelling.  Stopped taking it and the swelling problem went away.  My body has a tendency to not deal with inflammation well (Some say my personality, too! But that's a topic for another discussion.   )
My knees never gave me problems before either and don't have problems with any other joints.  What I found worked the best for my knee pain is keeping the Quads, Hamstrings, Glutes and Calf muscles strong. Especially the Quads (all four of them).  They do a lot to support the structure of the knee.  Without it, I get medial meniscus and knee cap pain.  With it, no problems.

I almost wish I had been awake to watch the procedure.  Would have been cool to witness and I had a real problem with side effects from the anesthesia.

WOW!  You guys are making me think its not such a good idea to ride mountain bike!!  HAHA

I will post an updates when I figure this out!  Hopefully, it will blow over without much issue with some rest and advice from a doc...but I agree to not take it lightly.  I'm a rather young guy and havn't had any joint issues in the past so my fingers are crossed!   

Oh...and I plan to try the voodoo magic trick with apple cider vinegar.  My dad said he does this to keep cholesterol down.!  Worst case senario, I will build a tolerance for vinegar!