| A knee injury to a cyclist can cause severe pain and | | | | impede the correct functioning of your muscles, |
| has caused some individuals to give up the sport, | | | | possibly stressing ligaments and tendons into pulling |
| however, this is often unnecessary as proper | | | | your knee out of its correct path, and over repeated |
| diagnosis and treatment can have you cycling better | | | | use this can result in injury. The combined treatment |
| than before. | | | | from a chiropractor and a physiotherapist will assure |
| When it comes to cycling, in general there are not | | | | muscular and skeletal alignment returns to a neutral |
| many knee injuries sustained that cannot be fixed. This | | | | position. It is worthwhile discussing treatment with your |
| article will guide you roughly through a holistic approach | | | | physiotherapist and chiropractor so as to maximize the |
| to rehabilitating your knee injury, assuming that it is not | | | | degree of incorporation of the two treatments. Get |
| caused by a fall or impact. This approach is to be | | | | your physiotherapist to check your back and legs for |
| considered for tendonitis or other inflammations. | | | | irregular stiffness or levels of strain, as this may also |
| Basically it incorporates a chiropractor, a | | | | have an effect on the injured knee. |
| physiotherapist and homeopathic treatments. | | | | Once you are under the care of a chiropractor and |
| A cycling injury, especially to the knee, is susceptible to | | | | physiotherapist, you should be able to get back on the |
| further damage by repeated stress as a result of | | | | bike. Depending on the severity of the injury your |
| continuous pedalling. For this reason try not to ride on | | | | cycling training intensity may need to be reduced, and |
| an inflamed knee, rather ice it and take a day off. If it | | | | your cycling route adjusted so as to exclude steep hills |
| still plays up after you have iced it, consider visiting a | | | | which will put unwanted strain on damaged tendons. |
| physiotherapist. | | | | Indoor cycling provides a controlled environment for |
| If you have come to the point of visiting a | | | | training, worth considering in the initial stages of |
| physiotherapist it is worthwhile to check the setup of | | | | recuperation. |
| your cycling equipment, including your saddle height, | | | | Finally the added benefit of homeopathic treatment of |
| cycling shoes and the alignment of your cleats. Cleats | | | | inflammation and cartilage repair comes in the form of |
| with the allowance of "float" are kinder to the knee, | | | | tablets available from your pharmacy. The |
| allowing a degree of correction by your body. A good | | | | anti-inflammatory treatment (homeopathic) is especially |
| cycling shop should be able to help you with these | | | | important in enabling you to train during the treatment |
| problems; alternatively you can ask the advice of | | | | phase. And the rebuilding of damaged cartilage |
| experienced cyclists at your cycling club. | | | | requires the help of homeopathic treatment over 3-6 |
| Next, it is advisable to get a chiropractor to check your | | | | months, as there are not sufficient blood vessels in the |
| skeletal alignment, as a misaligned back or pelvis can | | | | cartilage to enable sufficient natural healing. |