I have a client that I have fit a couple of times to try and get rid of a pain in his tuberosity area. We have tried working the the saddle height, saddle placement forward and aft and different saddles. None have helped much. This is a road bike and not a tri bike. Below is the way he describes the pain/problem:
It isn't an immediate pain, usually takes 15 minutes or so to start bothering me. Once it starts, though, I can change positioning a little or stand up and it goes away. If I stand up and then sit back down, it starts back up again pretty quickly. If I adjust my position, it temporarily helps, then starts back up in the new position.
The pain is always on my ischial tuberosities. Seems like its mostly on the very bottom and inside edge. If I rock forward or back on the saddle to put pressure on a different part of the tuberosity, it will stop, but again, eventually develop there too. I haven't found a reasonable position for the tuberosities to make contact with any of the seats to where it is comfortable after 20 minutes or so.
I would call it mostly a burning pain, maybe sharp. It pretty much stays right there on the tuberosity, doesn't radiate anywhere.
Once off my bike, it might linger for a sec, but its gone pretty quickly. It doesn't bother me at all on a run immediately following.
Any additional thoughts or advice to help solve this problem?
Chris
It isn't an immediate pain, usually takes 15 minutes or so to start bothering me. Once it starts, though, I can change positioning a little or stand up and it goes away. If I stand up and then sit back down, it starts back up again pretty quickly. If I adjust my position, it temporarily helps, then starts back up in the new position.
The pain is always on my ischial tuberosities. Seems like its mostly on the very bottom and inside edge. If I rock forward or back on the saddle to put pressure on a different part of the tuberosity, it will stop, but again, eventually develop there too. I haven't found a reasonable position for the tuberosities to make contact with any of the seats to where it is comfortable after 20 minutes or so.
I would call it mostly a burning pain, maybe sharp. It pretty much stays right there on the tuberosity, doesn't radiate anywhere.
Once off my bike, it might linger for a sec, but its gone pretty quickly. It doesn't bother me at all on a run immediately following.
Any additional thoughts or advice to help solve this problem?
Chris