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Too late for physical therapy? Old knee injury.? |
Hey guys. Back in my freshman year of high school, I dislocated my left knee playing soccer, and was sent to the emergency room and stuff. Anyway, I was eventually prescribed physical therapy, which I slacked off in, and am now regretting it. My knee still gives me pain occasionally...I had shooting pains in it yesterday at work. It isn't so bad that it prevents me from doing physical activities (most of the time), but I was simply wondering if it is too late for physical therapy to have an effect if I wanted to give it a serious shot. Oh, sorry. Forgot to mention my age. I'm actually 18 now, and going into my Freshman year of college next year. While it may not be too late, I would suggest that you follow up with an orthopedist prior to resuming PT...a lot of changes may have taken place over the years...some of which could potentially be made worse by PT. how old are you? It is never too late to do physical therapy! I worked in skilled nursing for 9 years and did physical therapy on patients who had all kinds of "old" injuries. Anytime you retrain muscle to work properly you put your physical heath in a better state. Once you "fix" your knee, then your posture will improve leading to less or no back and foot pain. Plus, with your knee in an improved condition, you will be learning how to prevent re-injuring your knee. It is rarely too late for physical therapy. They can help you to strengthen the muscles that support your knee, and give you stretches to do to avoid re-injuring your knee. Go give it a try. I have an old knee injury, and went to therapy for it, basically all we did was put ankle weights on and work the leg back and forth for a while, then the guy rubbed my knee. hurt like hell, and still didnt help. I had to have surgary last year. It's never too late, especially if its giving you shooting pains. However, the recovery might not be as effective as it would have been if you had done physical therapy sooner Physical therapy isn't too late now, but it may not be as effective, but I would go ahead and try to see if it makes it better. |
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