Left knee pain

[Navias007]

I have had 3 bike fitments. I have now started to get pain in my left knee almost from the start of my ride. Right knee is perfect. Any suggestions?

[cadenceblur]

Sounds like cleat alignment , take care as this could result in ITB friction syndrome , which I suffered due to a broken cleat. 
is the pain on the outside of the knee? 

[ChrisF]

As above - where is the pain ?  And when ?

 

"Inside" of the leg ?

"Outside" of the leg ?

"IN" the knee ?

When sitting and pedalling or when standing ?

Road or MTB ?

 

Those with more experience in this field will need more detail to try and assist remotely ....

 

 

There can be so many causes -

- Bike fit ... let's trust this was done properly

- Cleats as @cadenceblur pointed out (this should have been sorted in a comprehensive bike-fit ... but not all bike fits are the same ...)

- ITB (which often is the end result of other root causes)

- Torn meniscus  (my torn meniscus only hurt on one ride, but caused a whole chain reaction of issues including ITB before being diagnosed

- Muscular ..... the body is an amazing structure and can be a nightmare when something goes wrong, especially in the muscular system.  OFTEN the root cause does not hurt, instead the body tries to protect that specific spot by over compensation in other areas ..... before long you start getting pain in certain areas and the treatment for that area does little more than temporary relieve, as the root cause is not addressed.  Thankfully my treatment for my torn meniscus landed me at a good biokineticist ..... been an interesting and education journey !!!

 

 

DISCLAIMER - the diagnoses and treatment for a young fit and strong athlete should be reasonably straight forward .... things gets a LOT more interesting when you are older and out of shape ... fixing one spot inevitably refers to the next week link and the next and the next .... if "you" (general reference, not aimed specifically at @Navias007 , are out of shape it is well worth in vesting in a few sessions with a biokinetecist or even a good personal trainer .... getting "your" body back in shape is the best investment to stay of niggles and issues on the bike

[Navias007]

Thanks for the feedback. Sorry pain is top right of the knee.

[Furbz]

I had knee pain. It had me stop on the side of the road once.

I spend tons of time sitting in front of my desk for work. It tightened up my hips.

i started focusing on stretching out my hips each night and the pain vanished.

tight muscles is often overlooked and usually a large reason for knee pain

[David Marshall]

I had similar which turned out to be ITB syndrome.  Quite likely if you cycle a lot without other leg exercise.  Luckily easy and inexpensive to sort out.  Just Google exercises for ITB and DO them regularly.  Should improve after about 3 weeks.

[Byran Pr]

17 hours ago, Navias007 said:

I have had 3 bike fitments. I have now started to get pain in my left knee almost from the start of my ride. Right knee is perfect. Any suggestions?

I had the same problem for months! Pain on the inside of my right knee while my left knee was fine. I played around with cleat position and raised my saddle by a few mm. My bike fit was perfect before and I never had any problems, so I'm guessing my cleat alignment must have just gone off a bit after a while. I haven't had any pain or issues since. So I would start there. Good luck. Ride safe!

[Navias007]

2 hours ago, Byran Pr said:

I had the same problem for months! Pain on the inside of my right knee while my left knee was fine. I played around with cleat position and raised my saddle by a few mm. My bike fit was perfect before and I never had any problems, so I'm guessing my cleat alignment must have just gone off a bit after a while. I haven't had any pain or issues since. So I would start there. Good luck. Ride safe!

Thanks for sharing. I will look into my cleat position