Age pains and cycling

[jessand]

I would suggest you see your GP first, hopefully he will send you for an x ray. If your hip is seriously worn (mine was at 70), you can see as many physios and do as many stretches as you like but it won't do any - don't ask how I know. Cycling itself is not usually damaging to hips so if you don't have stiffness, getting up and down from your chair or getting in and out of a car or doing long walks for example, it may be something else. In that case suggestions above regarding physio will be very appropriate. I just wasted about 8 months with physios before visiting my GP and would have been sorted that much sooner had I done that first. Incidentally I was back doing my normal distances on the bike within 8 months - although it took a further 8 months before the new hip was fully up to speed. Good luck

 

[raleighnut]

I would suggest you see your GP first, hopefully he will send you for an x ray. If your hip is seriously worn (mine was at 70), you can see as many physios and do as many stretches as you like but it won't do any - don't ask how I know. Cycling itself is not usually damaging to hips so if you don't have stiffness, getting up and down from your chair or getting in and out of a car or doing long walks for example, it may be something else. In that case suggestions above regarding physio will be very appropriate. I just wasted about 8 months with physios before visiting my GP and would have been sorted that much sooner had I done that first. Incidentally I was back doing my normal distances on the bike within 8 months - although it took a further 8 months before the new hip was fully up to speed. Good luck

Yep, it's not possible for me to have a new hip or knee in my left leg due to breaking my Femur and having a big Titanium rod (Intermedullary Nail*) holding my leg together and because they botched the first operation and the leg didn't heal leading to them removing the original and re-drilling to fit a bigger permanent rod that is not removable I'm stuck with it.

* Don't look up the videos on fitting an Intermedullary Nail unless you have a strong stomach, even the training animation is pretty bad involving Drills and Hammers.

 

[ColinJ]

* Don't look up the videos on fitting an Intermedullary Nail unless you have a strong stomach, even the training animation is pretty bad involving Drills and Hammers.

Even reading the warning was bad enough!

 

[MGman]

Thank you all for your advice.
I've tried the simpler suggestions first and will see how I go.
The first ride today was 17miles involving Thornyhill (near Bransgore) and with a slight saddle height adjustment I'm sitting here "pecking " away at the keyboard and no after-effects!
Next task is the "left overs" of the Christmas' red stuff (comes in a bottle). Cheers!

 

[rydabent]

Old age hasnt hit me very hard at all. One thing does come up sometimes is lower back pain. But when I go for a ride on my tadpole trike, it really seems to make the pain go away.

 

[kingrollo]

IME - NHS physio is for the long haul the exercises they give you will work given time.

A private physio is paid and gets recommendations by results. As a result they are more quick to perform deep tissue massage , Dry needling acupuncture etc.

I have often found NHS physio don't like when you suggest what the problem is and what the solution might be. I was off my bike for 3 years as the NHS diagnosed my hamstring pain and referred pain from my back - despite my expressing doubts "if my hamstring hurts - maybe it is the hamstring ??????"

It was only by chance I seem a locum doctor who was covering - who specialized in hamstring pathology. And recommended dry needling.

When the problem resurfaced - I went to a private physio (telephoned before) -" I have this hamstring problem and would like you to perform dry needling " - sorted.

Same physio also said that in her opinion "referred pain" is massively overstated diagnosis - over the following years IME I would agree.

 

[cyberknight]

I would suggest you see your GP first, hopefully he will send you for an x ray. If your hip is seriously worn (mine was at 70), you can see as many physios and do as many stretches as you like but it won't do any - don't ask how I know. Cycling itself is not usually damaging to hips so if you don't have stiffness, getting up and down from your chair or getting in and out of a car or doing long walks for example, it may be something else. In that case suggestions above regarding physio will be very appropriate. I just wasted about 8 months with physios before visiting my GP and would have been sorted that much sooner had I done that first. Incidentally I was back doing my normal distances on the bike within 8 months - although it took a further 8 months before the new hip was fully up to speed. Good luck

as well as age , your work and activity level can also be a factor , at 56 i had to have my thumb fused as my joint was very worn from nearly 40 years on manual labour .I went through the whole physio routine before they realized it was not getting any better and ended up going for an x ray .
By the sound of @MGman last post hopefully it might just be a bike fit issue .