Last year I suffered from a very annoying case of ITB syndrome in my right knee. The usual symptoms (pain on the upper outside of the right knee and which would everntually increase in intensity and cause me to stop running) and cure (rest, stretching, icing, more stretching, massage, then more stretching). The rehab worked brilliantly and I am now running as well as ever. (Highly recommend rolling over a foam rolling pin - hurts like hell but gets results!!)
But now I am plagued by pain in the same knee whilst cycling. I am no further than 20km into the ride when the discomfort starts to rear it's ugly head on the upper outside of the knee (above the level of the knee cap). This pain gets worse, and gets to the point where standing and cranking for sprints and pushing off at lights is very uncomfortable. At this point I am unable to get any real power through the cranks, as doing so will hurt like hell - so I don't.
Could this be related to the ITB problem experienced previously? If I was a betting man (and I am...) I would say it would have to be. Same spot, same knee etc... But why can I run pain free, yet have this very annoying pain on the ride??? I thought ITB syndrome was a running injury...
Thanks in advance for any help.
P.S. I am still doing the same stretches I did for the ITB issue last year, but they are not seeming to alleviate the problem.
But now I am plagued by pain in the same knee whilst cycling. I am no further than 20km into the ride when the discomfort starts to rear it's ugly head on the upper outside of the knee (above the level of the knee cap). This pain gets worse, and gets to the point where standing and cranking for sprints and pushing off at lights is very uncomfortable. At this point I am unable to get any real power through the cranks, as doing so will hurt like hell - so I don't.
Could this be related to the ITB problem experienced previously? If I was a betting man (and I am...) I would say it would have to be. Same spot, same knee etc... But why can I run pain free, yet have this very annoying pain on the ride??? I thought ITB syndrome was a running injury...
Thanks in advance for any help.
P.S. I am still doing the same stretches I did for the ITB issue last year, but they are not seeming to alleviate the problem.