I think I need to stop biking for a while

12-28-2004, 04:57 AM

I've been dreading this since I decided to keep commuting by bike
through the winter. I have had tennis elbow for two years. Tried just
about everything. Rest. Physical Therapy. Excercise. Even three
cortisone shots. I've been bumped up until my doctor is the sports
specialist at Mt Sinai in NYC. I even started using a two hand
backhand on the rare times that I play tennis. That does help a lot.
My form is lousy.

I figured that biking wasn't having too much of an impact, but because
of the three day weekend and now a day of lousy weather I have to
conclude that the reason my elbow isn't bothering me much today is
because I haven't biked in almost a week. I try not to involve the
right arm much in biking but I really can't ride one-handed. Even
icing it after the rides doesn't seem to help much. Given this
weather, I can ice it during the rides as well!

This has dragged on for long enough that I was considering surgery for
January or February. But it just might be that not riding for a month
or two would perhaps be as useful as surgery. And, even though it is
very minor surgery, it is still surgery.

I'm heading for the gym after work for the first time in six months. I
might need to get back into that habit.

Does anyone else have experience with tennis elbow and biking?

12-28-2004, 05:29 AM

dgk Wrote:
> I've been dreading this since I decided to keep commuting by bik
> through the winter. I have had tennis elbow for two years. Tried jus
> about everything. Rest. Physical Therapy. Excercise. Even thre
> cortisone shots. I've been bumped up until my doctor is the sport
> specialist at Mt Sinai in NYC. I even started using a two han
> backhand on the rare times that I play tennis. That does help a lot
> My form is lousy
>
> I figured that biking wasn't having too much of an impact, but becaus
> of the three day weekend and now a day of lousy weather I have t
> conclude that the reason my elbow isn't bothering me much today i
> because I haven't biked in almost a week. I try not to involve th
> right arm much in biking but I really can't ride one-handed. Eve
> icing it after the rides doesn't seem to help much. Given thi
> weather, I can ice it during the rides as well
>
> This has dragged on for long enough that I was considering surgery fo
> January or February. But it just might be that not riding for a mont
> or two would perhaps be as useful as surgery. And, even though it i
> very minor surgery, it is still surgery
>
> I'm heading for the gym after work for the first time in six months.
> might need to get back into that habit
>
> Does anyone else have experience with tennis elbow and biking?
I had a similar experience years ago. It was caused by pulling on th
bars of my road bike during an aggressive climb. It still affects m
some today particularly if I lift and carry heavy things. In my case i
went away when weather prevented me from doing much riding. This sprin
I switched to a recumbent bike. All of the aches and pains includin
the elbow pain went away. At my age there are many aches and pain
anyway. I am pain free even after spending most of the day on the bike
You might want to carefully go over bike fit and your riding techniqu
and see what you can do to alleviate any stress to your elbows. If al
else fails you can try surgery, or the recumbent. The recumbent i
definately more fun!

'bent Bria

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12-28-2004, 05:29 AM

dgk Wrote:
> I've been dreading this since I decided to keep commuting by bik
> through the winter. I have had tennis elbow for two years. Tried jus
> about everything. Rest. Physical Therapy. Excercise. Even thre
> cortisone shots. I've been bumped up until my doctor is the sport
> specialist at Mt Sinai in NYC. I even started using a two han
> backhand on the rare times that I play tennis. That does help a lot
> My form is lousy
>
> I figured that biking wasn't having too much of an impact, but becaus
> of the three day weekend and now a day of lousy weather I have t
> conclude that the reason my elbow isn't bothering me much today i
> because I haven't biked in almost a week. I try not to involve th
> right arm much in biking but I really can't ride one-handed. Eve
> icing it after the rides doesn't seem to help much. Given thi
> weather, I can ice it during the rides as well
>
> This has dragged on for long enough that I was considering surgery fo
> January or February. But it just might be that not riding for a mont
> or two would perhaps be as useful as surgery. And, even though it i
> very minor surgery, it is still surgery
>
> I'm heading for the gym after work for the first time in six months.
> might need to get back into that habit
>
> Does anyone else have experience with tennis elbow and biking?
I had a similar experience years ago. It was caused by pulling on th
bars of my road bike during an aggressive climb. It still affects m
some today particularly if I lift and carry heavy things. In my case i
went away when weather prevented me from doing much riding. This sprin
I switched to a recumbent bike. All of the aches and pains includin
the elbow pain went away. At my age there are many aches and pain
anyway. I am pain free even after spending most of the day on the bike
You might want to carefully go over bike fit and your riding techniqu
and see what you can do to alleviate any stress to your elbows. If al
else fails you can try surgery, or the recumbent. The recumbent i
definately more fun!

'bent Bria

--
bentbrian

12-28-2004, 05:29 AM

dgk Wrote:
> I've been dreading this since I decided to keep commuting by bik
> through the winter. I have had tennis elbow for two years. Tried jus
> about everything. Rest. Physical Therapy. Excercise. Even thre
> cortisone shots. I've been bumped up until my doctor is the sport
> specialist at Mt Sinai in NYC. I even started using a two han
> backhand on the rare times that I play tennis. That does help a lot
> My form is lousy
>
> I figured that biking wasn't having too much of an impact, but becaus
> of the three day weekend and now a day of lousy weather I have t
> conclude that the reason my elbow isn't bothering me much today i
> because I haven't biked in almost a week. I try not to involve th
> right arm much in biking but I really can't ride one-handed. Eve
> icing it after the rides doesn't seem to help much. Given thi
> weather, I can ice it during the rides as well
>
> This has dragged on for long enough that I was considering surgery fo
> January or February. But it just might be that not riding for a mont
> or two would perhaps be as useful as surgery. And, even though it i
> very minor surgery, it is still surgery
>
> I'm heading for the gym after work for the first time in six months.
> might need to get back into that habit
>
> Does anyone else have experience with tennis elbow and biking?
I had a similar experience years ago. It was caused by pulling on th
bars of my road bike during an aggressive climb. It still affects m
some today particularly if I lift and carry heavy things. In my case i
went away when weather prevented me from doing much riding. This sprin
I switched to a recumbent bike. All of the aches and pains includin
the elbow pain went away. At my age there are many aches and pain
anyway. I am pain free even after spending most of the day on the bike
You might want to carefully go over bike fit and your riding techniqu
and see what you can do to alleviate any stress to your elbows. If al
else fails you can try surgery, or the recumbent. The recumbent i
definately more fun!

'bent Bria

--
bentbrian

12-28-2004, 05:29 AM

dgk Wrote:
> I've been dreading this since I decided to keep commuting by bik
> through the winter. I have had tennis elbow for two years. Tried jus
> about everything. Rest. Physical Therapy. Excercise. Even thre
> cortisone shots. I've been bumped up until my doctor is the sport
> specialist at Mt Sinai in NYC. I even started using a two han
> backhand on the rare times that I play tennis. That does help a lot
> My form is lousy
>
> I figured that biking wasn't having too much of an impact, but becaus
> of the three day weekend and now a day of lousy weather I have t
> conclude that the reason my elbow isn't bothering me much today i
> because I haven't biked in almost a week. I try not to involve th
> right arm much in biking but I really can't ride one-handed. Eve
> icing it after the rides doesn't seem to help much. Given thi
> weather, I can ice it during the rides as well
>
> This has dragged on for long enough that I was considering surgery fo
> January or February. But it just might be that not riding for a mont
> or two would perhaps be as useful as surgery. And, even though it i
> very minor surgery, it is still surgery
>
> I'm heading for the gym after work for the first time in six months.
> might need to get back into that habit
>
> Does anyone else have experience with tennis elbow and biking?
I had a similar experience years ago. It was caused by pulling on th
bars of my road bike during an aggressive climb. It still affects m
some today particularly if I lift and carry heavy things. In my case i
went away when weather prevented me from doing much riding. This sprin
I switched to a recumbent bike. All of the aches and pains includin
the elbow pain went away. At my age there are many aches and pain
anyway. I am pain free even after spending most of the day on the bike
You might want to carefully go over bike fit and your riding techniqu
and see what you can do to alleviate any stress to your elbows. If al
else fails you can try surgery, or the recumbent. The recumbent i
definately more fun!

'bent Bria

--
bentbrian

12-28-2004, 05:30 AM

On Tue, 28 Dec 2004 08:57:49 -0500, dgk
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>I've been dreading this since I decided to keep commuting by bike
>through the winter. I have had tennis elbow for two years. Tried just
>about everything. Rest. Physical Therapy. Excercise. Even three
>cortisone shots. [...]
>I figured that biking wasn't having too much of an impact, but because
>of the three day weekend and now a day of lousy weather I have to
>conclude that the reason my elbow isn't bothering me much today is
>because I haven't biked in almost a week.

The Dark Side is calling, young Jedi...

Guy
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12-28-2004, 05:30 AM

On Tue, 28 Dec 2004 08:57:49 -0500, dgk
<[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
<[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>:

>I've been dreading this since I decided to keep commuting by bike
>through the winter. I have had tennis elbow for two years. Tried just
>about everything. Rest. Physical Therapy. Excercise. Even three
>cortisone shots. [...]
>I figured that biking wasn't having too much of an impact, but because
>of the three day weekend and now a day of lousy weather I have to
>conclude that the reason my elbow isn't bothering me much today is
>because I haven't biked in almost a week.

The Dark Side is calling, young Jedi...

Guy
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12-28-2004, 05:30 AM

On Tue, 28 Dec 2004 08:57:49 -0500, dgk
<[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
<[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>:

>I've been dreading this since I decided to keep commuting by bike
>through the winter. I have had tennis elbow for two years. Tried just
>about everything. Rest. Physical Therapy. Excercise. Even three
>cortisone shots. [...]
>I figured that biking wasn't having too much of an impact, but because
>of the three day weekend and now a day of lousy weather I have to
>conclude that the reason my elbow isn't bothering me much today is
>because I haven't biked in almost a week.

The Dark Side is calling, young Jedi...

Guy
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12-28-2004, 05:30 AM

On Tue, 28 Dec 2004 08:57:49 -0500, dgk
<[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
<[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>:

>I've been dreading this since I decided to keep commuting by bike
>through the winter. I have had tennis elbow for two years. Tried just
>about everything. Rest. Physical Therapy. Excercise. Even three
>cortisone shots. [...]
>I figured that biking wasn't having too much of an impact, but because
>of the three day weekend and now a day of lousy weather I have to
>conclude that the reason my elbow isn't bothering me much today is
>because I haven't biked in almost a week.

The Dark Side is calling, young Jedi...

Guy
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12-28-2004, 05:56 AM

>The Dark Side is calling, young Jedi...
>
>Guy

Indeed. One thing *particularly* noticeable about rinding Mr N Frosty is how
there is no upper body workout as there is when riding the upright. The
steering on the 'bent is incredibly light and you literally just need to be
*lightly* touching the handlebars as opposed to holding them.

Cheers, helen s

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