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Pain In The Legs And Buttocks After Riding A Bike For A Long Time. Is This Pain Position Related?
I ride passenger on a motorcycle with its own highup seat and back rest and leg rests.
We take breaks from riding every two hours. As time goes on, I experience increasing leg pain and pain in my bottocks. then when I get off the bike my legs are like rubber bands when I walk, they hurt and I am unsteady on my feet bringing me to tears. I am 56 years old, 138lbs female and in reasonably good health. Is it my age, the ergonomics of the bike, my anatomy causing this? Do I have a possible condition that I may not be aware of? Oh yes, my legs sometimes hurt after a long day walking at work. Thank you
We take breaks from riding every two hours. As time goes on, I experience increasing leg pain and pain in my bottocks. then when I get off the bike my legs are like rubber bands when I walk, they hurt and I am unsteady on my feet bringing me to tears. I am 56 years old, 138lbs female and in reasonably good health. Is it my age, the ergonomics of the bike, my anatomy causing this? Do I have a possible condition that I may not be aware of? Oh yes, my legs sometimes hurt after a long day walking at work. Thank you
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Thu, 2 May 2013
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most probably u have degenerative disc syndrome , u have to avoid riding the bike continuously , max is only 45 minutes with 5 min break, visit ortho doctor to known the severity of the problem
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