highlandsflyer":38wgke4n said:
I read all that expecting a bill.
Woah. Wait. People pay for this tattle?! I'll PM you my paypal details
FST4RD":38wgke4n said:
So you would recommend out of all the professionals to see a physio?
Yes. Without a moments hesitation!! Of course, I might be slightly biased... Erm, chiropractors are lovely people, but they generally believe that spinal pain comes from the spine, treat the spine and don't know much else. Physios, good physios that is, know that the root cause could originate anywhere, so you're getting to the underlying problem with a good physio. Now. Who do I speak to about my commission??
An example is your toe comment... Your chiropractor reckoned that bending your toes up would have increased the tension in the sciatic nerve. I'm dubious... any cycling position - head up, knees bent - would have reduced this tension. It was more likely to be the piriformis muscle in yer butt pinching the sciatic nerve due to those tight hamstrings again. I'm not entirely sure how toe position affects hamstring length at the moment, but it's early, and I'm only one coffee into the day...
*pops on 'musing' hat* Cos with a fixed saddle/pedal position, the relationship between the femur and the vertical alignment of the tibia in relation to the pedal will remain roughly constant, so dropping your heel would reduce hip flexion and reduce the pull on the hamstring.... okay, I'm happy again now. Ride with a neutral foot and toes.
And, finally, warming up is over-rated. It tends to cause more injuries than it prevents. The smart money nowadays is on a cool-down and doing some stretches at some other point in the day.
