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