Cycling
A huge number of our patients cycle either competitively or as a means of transport, we have Physiotherapists and Osteopaths that are specialists in cycling.
We provide cycling assessments so that, whether you are competing in the Etape or simply cycling to work, we know how to tweak body position and bike set up to enable recovery and improve performance.
If you have an injury you need to see an experienced Physiotherapist who will get you back on your bike ASAP.
Apart from those resulting from a fall, cycling injuries are normally as a result of:
- Incorrect body positioning or posture on the bike
- Inefficiencies in cycling technique
- Incorrect bike set up
- Weaknesses or imbalances in the muscles that enable good biking technique
- Stiffness in joints or soft tissues that prevent good bike technique
- A combination of the above
Common cycling injuries include the following.
- Pain at the front of the knee anterior knee pain which can be caused by:
- Pain at the side of the knee could be ITB friction syndrome.
- Pain in the neck or upper back could be caused by incorrect neck posture.
- Back pain, sometimes radiating into the legs could be a number of different conditions.
- Hip pain
Remember, it is important to have your pain fully assessed and treated by a Physiotherapist or Osteopath to prevent further damage occurring.
Please see below for tips on cycle set up and body positioning
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Patello-Femoral Joint Pain (knee cap pain)
Patello-femoral pain syndrome is sometimes referred to as Anterior knee Pain. Anterior is the medical word for the front of, which is why the term anterior knee pain in itself is not a diagnosis. It is in fact an umbrella term that covers a number of diagnoses, one of which...
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Clicking Neck
Clicking or crunching in the neck can be caused by a number of things. Most people fear that the clicking is caused by bone hitting bone. However, thankfully nowadays this is rare. If you have this it is likely that for many years you have been suffering severe pain and...
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Clicking ankles or feet
Clicking or crunching in the ankles or feet can be caused by a number of things. Most people fear that the clicking is caused by bone hitting bone. However, thankfully nowadays this is rare. If you have this, it is likely that for many years you have been suffering severe...
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Plantar Fascitis (pain sole of foot)
If the sole of your foot is tender to touch, particularly under the heel, and the pain came on gradually, you may have plantar fasciitis.It is often more painful first thing in the morning and can become very severe the longer you are on your feet. Plantar-fascitis is damage and...
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Hip Clicking
Clicking or crunching in the hip can be caused by a number of things. Most people fear that the clicking is caused by bone hitting bone. However, thankfully nowadays this is rare. If you have this, it is likely that for many years you have been suffering severe pain and...
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Disc Problems
Disc injuries cover a whole spectrum of problems including disc degeneration, disc prolapse and a disc bulge, all in varying levels of severity. Minor injuries will feel like a localized ache over the spine; more severe injuries cause intense pain and immobility, with pain, pins and needles, numbness and/or weakness...
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Common Injuries
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How to find pelvic neutral
Please click here to learn how the back works before reading the following. Do not do the following if you have any back pain- you must see a Physiotherapist or Osteopath for a full assessment, diagnosis and guidance through the exercise. Please click on the link to learn how to...
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Foot and ankle exercises
There are a variety of exercises that are great for your feet and ankles including: 1) Foot self-massage exercise 2) Eccentric calf strengthening 3) Foot muscles strengthening 4) Concentric calf strength and ankle instability exercise
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Glut/ VMO/ leg alignment exercise
Please click here to read 'how the knee works' before reading the following. This exercise trains the lateral glute muscle fibres, lower limb alignment, VMO (the inside part of the quads muscle) and stretches the calf so is a big hitter – if you can get it right! You will...
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Stretching
A note on static stretching v dynamic stretching I bet you can't remember the last time you saw elite athletes doing a static stretches pitch-, track- or court side pre-performance. That is because research now shows that static stretching is not advisable before exercise. This is because it slows...
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ITB and TFL release
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Correct your neck posture
Please read how the neck works before reading the following. The effect of gravity on the head is that it moves down and forwards, away from the body. As a result of the head being lowered it then has to be rotated upwards in order to look straight forwards not...
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Exercises
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