30 something female. Scoliosis surgery (2008). Left knee torn ACL (no surgery) and Left hip labral tear/bursitis causing hip pain when...

Do you suffer from knee, hip or back pain when cycling?

As any bike fit will include a physio assessment you can also claim a percentage of the cost back.

Hip pain case study in cycling and how Jake at Physio Fit Bristol uses his physiotherapy and bike fitting skills to resolve it.

The Bike Fit: Found his saddle was too high leading to toe pointing on the right and excessive pelvic lateral movement. The saddle was too far forward causing excessive loading into his quads and hands. His left knee was kicking out to the left which got worse with lower cadence tests. His cleat position was too far forward and not in between the 1st and 5th Met heads. They weren't off set either to allow for the foot length difference of 4mm.

With a combination of physiotherapy treatment and an in-depth bike fit Jake was able to resolve this clients lower back pain.

By carrying out a detailed physio assessment off the bike and then saddle pressure mapping on the bike I was able to determine the cause...

Foot stability is crucial to any bike fit

Knee pain when cycling

A detailed assessment of the clients biomechanics on and off the bike using both physiotherapy clinical analysis and differential diagnoses