Tuesday 17 February 2015

Cycle training injury?

Cycle wheel in Spain
Cycle training injury

Overuse injuries and cycling RSI or repetitive strain injury

We often think of RSI as being something office workers get in the wrist however people who cycle long distances can suffer the same problem too. If it is a new injury, and its unlikely the cyclist  has not fallen off etc. The most likely cause of the pain is because of overuse or RSI repetitive strain injury. Before we can deal with this type of  injury we need to understand the causes and the causes of the overuse injuries.

Often the cause can just be too high mileage or bike fitting and incorrect posture, saddle too high, etc. 

Whilst cycling in Spain recently, the routes we covered were quite hilly and some found pushing for too long in a high hard gear over a period of several days which caused some knee inflammation and tendinitis...... 
To see full article and read more about  how to prevent cycling overuse injuries click here...

Cyclist in rural spain
Route of Vuelta Espana 2015
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