Knee issue even after surgery, help me cycle again pain free!

[Dr Damien]

Dear TonyBOB

Sounds like a very reasonable approach to check muscle length and strength relationships that control the knee ...so good for you, lets know how it goes
best of luck

[Tonybob]

Hi Guys, hope those of you looking previously are still subscribed here!

Just sort of updating really and really hoping for some more input.

I'd been seeing a chiropractor since the last post every fortnight which eventually was extended to a couple of times in the past 5-6 months. There didn't seem to be much positive progress and I hadn't been out on my bike in the past 3 months except once this weekend which made me come back here. I've been working out in the gym, strengthening my leg muscles, basic stuff really, still running a bit but mainly on the treadmill, swimming too so staying very active. So, back to this weekend and although my knee wasn't hurting, the continuous motion of the pedalling brought on the 'tendon pop' which, every time I raised my leg, bending the knee joint, the outer tendon(?) seems to slip over something to cause it to pop back after the movement continues, so basically every pedal stroke gives this 'pop' - not noisy but this is what the chiropractor called it and said it would eventually go away - clearly it hasn't! It is the Vastus lateralis side and happens regardless of cycling, that just exacerbated it, obviously hard to describe in detail without being clued up on the technical terms..but if I press a finger against the knee cap, top left hand corner (11 o'clock) as you would look at it and bend, then it pops at the 90 degree point.

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Fortunately no pain has arisen from the bike ride (except my bum, since I've not rode for so long!), but this is a serious factor I believe in the overall knee problem. Hopefully you can see the arrow where the tendon pop is occurring, this pic was last MArch, about 2 weeks after surgery.

Any help / ideas would be welcomed..thanks for looking and thanks in advance for any replies. The chiroprator recommends I see him 4 times a years to get 'straightned out' from all my exercise, but every time I go I end up feeling worse for a few days! I can also twist and crunch my own spine, so paying for someone else to do it is a little annoying! I will no doubt see a local physio for their opinion, but wouldn't mind further input. This feels like a very unique problem but I know it can't be, there are too many people suffering with bad knees, someone must know how to help!!!!!

Thanks!