Fair enough. He's an Olympic gold medalist on the track, but he is not a chemist obviously. Point taken. I know sh !t all about the product but it seemed to work ok as a chamois creme to me.CKinnard wrote:I've met a lot of cyclists of note Wartie. There's not a lot of agreement between them on what chain lube to use, let alone chamois cream!warthog1 wrote:I believe it was recommended to me due to it's topical antiseptic properties, at least that was my understanding.CKinnard wrote: If you think paw paw has some magic ingredient, eat more of it.
The bloke who told me is a cyclist of note. ie very experienced so some knowledge on what works or doesn't.
Most pros don't even realize theres' water and oil based creams, but that's the property they most 'feel' the difference between product.
It's been a while since I looked into paw paw creams, which I did because I always have patients ask about them.
The therapeutic benefits are supposed to be best from fresh green paw paw leaves, not the seeds or flesh, and that's never stipulated in the ingredients.
Further, significant antiseptic properties are well established for tea tree oil and manuka honey, so why has paw paw made a splash? Because people perceive it as fleshy, moist, soft, and full of nutrition. But that's certainly not the leaves which have the stronger therapeutic qualities.
Incidentally, ime one of the best natural moisturizers is aloe vera, not out of a bottle, but scraped off the stems and minced up to break the gel matrix. I think it has mild antiseptic properties as well, as does most plant matter, until it oxidizes. I've sometimes mixed this aloe concoction in with sorbolene cream to make the cream 'wetter'.
And those who have promoted paw paw for antiseptic properties have also promoted it as a contraceptive.
The thing is it is easier to prove contraceptive benefit than antiseptic!
Re Compeed bandages (and taping), I didn't mention these because ime they usually come off or fold over on themselves with sustained riding. Nevertheless, if you have a sore in a less friction susceptible spot, give it a try.
Another thing I've seen is riders wearing two pairs of nicks = 2 x chamois! usually an older stretched pair externally.
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Postby CKinnard » Thu Mar 02, 2017 3:00 pm
So you are not talking about Perko.warthog1 wrote:Fair enough. He's an Olympic gold medalist on the track, but he is not a chemist obviously. Point taken. I know sh !t all about the product but it seemed to work ok as a chamois creme to me.
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Messaged you.
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I rode over 1000km in a week in scorching hot conditions and didn't get any troubles with them.
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Sounds like a bunch of whiney men to me.foo on patrol wrote:Bloody bunch of girls.
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Postby CKinnard » Fri Mar 03, 2017 12:36 pm
same...and it ain't rocket science.g-boaf wrote:Or you could just take the right precautions to avoid as much as possible getting them in the first place.
I rode over 1000km in a week in scorching hot conditions and didn't get any troubles with them.
HTFU is all well and good until you learn by experience what an infection can do.
google pictures of epididymitis which developed in a mate when he ramped his volume.
a mate of mine got this, and require emergency surgery, and was off the bike for 10 weeks afterwards, and needed new bike fit, new saddles, new knicks.....and he revised his views about a heavy animal produce diet.
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Anyway.. I just thought this would get better. And it kind of did. But at some point thereafter.. I developed what we'll call a cyst. Like a pimple but kind of well below the skin. It would come, and go. Sometimes I didn't notice it. Sometimes it was the size of a grape. Clearly this was a problem. I tried everything.. paw paw ointments, different shorts, seats, chamois cream. Nothing helped.
I saw the GP. He tried lancing it but it was unproductive. He tried to find a surgeon who he could refer to but he couldn't find anyone. So, he did it himself in the surgery. Unfortunately it swelled and became a haematoma. So, off to hospital this time to have it drained.
So I again ventured onto the bike some months later. It was OK for a while, but then my friend came back. Same again. Sometimes not there, sometimes a grape. Back to the GP and this time he found a surgeon. He did the slice and dice - this time taking a lot of tissue.
Analysis after showed is lump of traumatised tissue (non medical description) that the report said was typical for a cyclist. Anyway, it was really painful after, and effectively took me off the bike for another three months. I'm back on the road again now - and I think it's done this time.
Anyway, I haven't bothered telling this story before (who cares) but I thought I'd throw it out there as a cautionary tale to show how badly these things can go.
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Postby CKinnard » Sat Mar 25, 2017 12:01 pm
No health pro obviously told you, but there was a conservative option to lancing or surgery.
The timing is critical though, and it's best not to do this without diagnostic ultrasound to determine the size of the damaged tissue.
It requires a period of rest to settle inflammation or infection.
After that, heat and massage is gradually ramped up, within the bounds of pain obviously.
The idea is to loosen scar tissue and enhance circulation.
When these conditions have been chronically persistent, it is due to scarring and compromised vascular and lymphatic circulation. Once the scar is broken down and circulation improved, it is harder for fluid to accumulate in the area or infection to take hold.
Massage techniques around the ischial tuberosities and ischiopubic rami are common in pro cycling. Last year when I was involved with the Tour of California, I spent time with a US masseuse with over 20 years experience off and on in Europe. Deep tissue techniques for the saddle region were de rigueur in her copy book.
Optimum hydration and an occasionally water fast (4 days) or low Cal diet (at least a week). While fasting, the body preferentially catabolises scar and tortuous vascular bundles.
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Postby Comedian » Sun Mar 26, 2017 9:05 am
Wow... thanks for sharing. No.. I had no idea.. and I pretty sure the GP didn't know either... but lets face it's an obscure problem for a GP. I did consider seeing a sports doctor but for whatever reason it didn't happen (I guess I didn't push it).CKinnard wrote:Thanks for sharing Comedian.
No health pro obviously told you, but there was a conservative option to lancing or surgery.
The timing is critical though, and it's best not to do this without diagnostic ultrasound to determine the size of the damaged tissue.
It requires a period of rest to settle inflammation or infection.
After that, heat and massage is gradually ramped up, within the bounds of pain obviously.
The idea is to loosen scar tissue and enhance circulation.
When these conditions have been chronically persistent, it is due to scarring and compromised vascular and lymphatic circulation. Once the scar is broken down and circulation improved, it is harder for fluid to accumulate in the area or infection to take hold.
Massage techniques around the ischial tuberosities and ischiopubic rami are common in pro cycling. Last year when I was involved with the Tour of California, I spent time with a US masseuse with over 20 years experience off and on in Europe. Deep tissue techniques for the saddle region were de rigueur in her copy book.
Optimum hydration and an occasionally water fast (4 days) or low Cal diet (at least a week). While fasting, the body preferentially catabolises scar and tortuous vascular bundles.
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