Tendonitis while riding

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Hey all,

so I'm a cook and have developed wrist tendonitis on both hands from working. I've been able to modify my work habits to keep from aggravating it, but I've been noticing that when I ride it gets pretty bad from using the clutch and brake. Anyone else have this problem and have any techniques or tricks to circumvent this problem?
 
have you made sure your clutch and brake levers are rotated properly, so your hand and arm are in line when you use them?

I hope you can find some relief
 
I went through some tendonitis a few years ago in the wrists... It was due to riding. I had to stop riding (if you think that sucks as someone that likes to just ride around, for someone that races in a series for points it was horrible). I was out for 3-4 weeks along with some physio, iburpofen, ice/hot baths for the wrists.

Sucks dude, but the only thing to properly get rid of the issue is to stop the activities that irritate it, let it heal fully and then work your way back in to it... If not, you will do further damage and you'll never get to ride comfortably later.
After I took my break and looked after my issue, I haven't had it return.
 
yeesh. I guess I'll try making an appointment for physio to see if they can help, and take some ibuprofen for now.
 
more than anything, adequate rest is your friend.
 
dated a girl once who was a chef, just brutal on your hands/wrists. Just curious if you've self diagnosed yourself with tendinitis or if thats a doctors opinion? I ask because i just had carpal tunnel surgery, very physical work or riding the bike would set my right hand on fire.
 
Burnout said:
Hey all,

so I'm a cook and have developed wrist tendonitis on both hands from working. I've been able to modify my work habits to keep from aggravating it, but I've been noticing that when I ride it gets pretty bad from using the clutch and brake. Anyone else have this problem and have any techniques or tricks to circumvent this problem?
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I developed tendinitis as well from typing without a proper wrist pad. So if you use a computer go buy a wrist pad for the mouse and one for the keyboard. On the bike I rotated the clutch and brakes levers, also invest in a $12 throttle rocker that will keep your wrist leveled while riding. Since I modified how I rest my wrist while doing any thing, it was never aggravated. It is a pain and the only way to fix is surgery so rest and said modifications are your best friend for the time being.


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tendonitis was diagnosed my doctor, and both chiro and physio I used to see. I haven't been to either because the pain hadn't come back in a while, until I started riding this season. I hope I don't need any type of surgery! How long was that recovery??
 
Do the doctor/Physio thing first and go from there. Everyone's different
though. I'm not even supposed to be riding I have such bad tendinitis in both achillies - Physio helped but it's never healed and finally I said screw it. So I take my anti-inflamatories everyday and am easing back into exercising again (Was told to stop my entire routine over a year ago when this all started). I can tell you, my Achilles hurt like hell some days riding - it seems to be the vibration in my case, so there may just come a time when you'll have to decide no riding/pain and let it heal - or pain/riding and deal with it from there :(
 
Get a palm throttle ( cheap ) and if going long distances a cruise control ( I like Kaoka )

Some of the issue is not with hands but also with neck.
My hands hurt like hell the first 1/2 hour and then I'm fine all day.

Work on keeping a light touch on the grips so there is no clenching and no pressure on the palms ( riding position of course makes a difference - hard not to put pressure on an SS ).

Number of bikes are going with sports automatics now and that really helps clutch fatigue. ( Honda has a couple )

Part of my problem is/was I'm in the computer industry so mousing for hours made it all worse..
Moving to a track pad and now glass track pad really helped.

Using liniments and stuff to knock down inflammation really can help - lots of trial and error. Ice is good too.

Buddy who had it really severe from work related issues was 6 weeks off work to recover.

Getting to upright seating and no clutch generally has let me ride with only minor issues and I was okay with the clutch on the KLR in Australia tho that bike is NEVER comfortable in stock config.
 
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thanks for the tips...definitely going to get a palm throttle and see if that helps my right hand. And I'll probably make an appointment with physio and see what they have to say.
 
It was the vibrations in the bars causing my wrists to hurt, felt like carpel tunnel :(

Theses solved it the first time I rode with them!

http://www.hvmp.com

Those with my new seat so my bum doesn't hurt and I can ride for hours and hours! WOOT!

-Jamie M.
 
Just a heads up: don't waste your time (and money) with IFC (interferencial current), ultrasound or laser.

All are really just a waste of time when dealing with these types of chronic situations, the IFC more so than the other two. There's also very little independent literature to support laser. Ultrasound helps, but its effects are low and slow; not enough to overcome any ongoing re-aggravation you may be doing on a daily basis.

Any therapeutic approach which relies on these modalities excessively or exclusively will be ineffective (but will use up your benefits!)

In these cases, there is no substitute for adequate rest, ice and proper use of anti-inflammatories (some of the topical ones like Pensaid can be helpful).

Ergonomic modifications or lifestyle changes like the ones MacDoc suggested can help (and in some cases are a must) by allowing more rest and less re-aggravation (less loading of then tendon).

In some cases, if the tendinitis is not too irritable, performing eccentric loading exercises has been shown to help improve healing rates.

A knowledgeable physiotherapist can help guide you through this
 
just in case you haven't already tried this:

be sure to squeeze your tank with your knees and support your trunk with your back and abdominal muscles instead of simply resting your body weight on your hands. You may want to incorporate back extension strengthening exercises as part of a daily exercise routine (like pilates) to help with this.

Bar risers can also help take some body weight off the handle bars.

I'd also avoid riding in rush hour traffic where there is a lot of clutch/brake use.

Have you lubed your clutch cable?

Upgrading your brakes can also help by decreasing the workload to use them

Also, be careful with the throttle locks/palm levers, as one mistake/slip can see your bike shooting forward under uncontrolled acceleration.
 
Interesting. I have tendonitis too. It started a few days after my highside while I was working on my bike. Not sure if working on my bike triggered something that was already damaged from the crash. The weird thing is, I only have problems with twisting motion, like twisting a screwdriver. That doesn't seem related to impact on my wrist from my fall.
 
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Interesting. I have tendonitis too. It started a few days after my highside while I was working on my bike. Not sure if working on my bike triggered something that was already damaged from the crash. The weird thing is, I only have problems with twisting motion, like twisting a screwdriver. That doesn't seem related to impact on my wrist from my fall.
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you mean wrist pain with twisting?
is the pain on the pinkie side of the wrist or the thumb side?
 
BusaBob said:
you mean wrist pain with twisting?
is the pain on the pinkie side of the wrist or the thumb side?
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I have the same issue with twisting as daught, mine is on the pinkie side.
 
dyno said:
I have the same issue with twisting as daught, mine is on the pinkie side.
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It may be a sign of a torn or wearing out TFCC (triangular fibro-cartilaginous complex), a shock-absorber of sorts at the base of your hand, where the wrist bones articulate with the end of the forearm on the ulnar side.

Although there are a few treatment options, I would suggest seeing your family doctor and getting referred to an orthopedic surgeon who is a hand/wrist specialist for a more thorough look-see.

ultimately, it will come down to rest or activity modification (which allows more "rest")
 
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The pain is in my mid and lower forearm. I am going on vacation for a month then i'm in school for two. Hopefully it's enough to recover. Unfortunately I probably do more damage with rockclimbing and cycling and vacations means more of that :)
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