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1. Head Injuries
Most injuries that affect cyclists are as a result of over-use, but injuries can also occur from riding into or being hit by moving objects such as cars. Injuries will vary depending on whether the cyclist is a mountain biker, road cyclist or track cyclist.
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2. Neck and Back Pain
Neck and back pain are common in cyclists as a result of the posture that is adopted, particularly in road cyclists.
In the aerodynamic position of road cycling, the neck is in a position of extenstion most of the time, and this fatigues the muscles and leads to "trigger point" (tender areas within the muscles), stress on ligaments and joints, and sometimes pain from trapped nerves.
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3. Cyclist's Palsy
This condition occurs as a result of the wrists being compressed onto the handlebars. At the wrist, nerves from the forearm cross over into the hand. One of these nerves, the ulnar nerve, is particularly vulnerable to compression in a part of the wrist known as "the tunnel of Guyon".
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4. Knee pain
Cycling involves placing a large force through the knee repetitively which can often lead to problems. One of the most common conditions to affect the knee is known as "Anterior Knee Pain Syndrome". This is a condition that causes an unpleasant pain on the front of the knee, which sometimes feels as though it is coming from behind the patella (knee cap). It can also create a sensation of clicking or grinding as you bend and straighten the knee, and discomfort when walking downstairs.
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5. Ilio-tibial Band Syndrome
The ilio-tibial band (ITB) is a thick, fibrous band that runs on the outside of the leg from the hip to the knee. It transmits force from the two muscles. The ITB can cause frictional problems where it naturally flicks across the lower out edge of the femur (thigh bone) at the knee, or occasionally it can also cause a similar friction problem at the top end of the femur (where there is a "dog leg" bend in the thigh bone).
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