Can Physical Therapy Still Help Me?

In winter, for the first time, my left knee cap popped out of place onto the side of my leg. I got a cast for 15 days and then a splint after the cast was taken off. Then after the splint was taken off, sometime in march, my knee cap popped again. My doctor who gave me the cast and splint didn't suggest physical therapy, he said I'd need surgery. I went to a different doctor for a 2nd opinion and he said to get physical therapy and afterward there would be a 30% chance I'd need the surgery. It helped for about 4 1/2 months but now my knee cap is loose again.
If I did my physical therapy excersizes again, would that help me and would it keep my knee cap from popping? Or would surgery be the best bet?

You can try therapy again. But chances are when you stop it will pop out again, which is why surgery is being suggested. After surgery you would again need therapy but for a short time.

It's hard to say without examining you. You may eventually need the surgery.
First I would do the take-home exercises that the PT gave you before. If you tighten up the muscles around the knee (mainly the quads) you can help stabilize the joint.
My guess is that those muscles are not so tone right now.

Sounds like therapy is not doing the trick for you sad to say surgery seems the best option for you but many people have them and have no more problems afterward depends on how much more you can take of it really. good luck

Get the surgery and quit fooling with it. You are going to have this happen over and over again till you get it fixed. Ask the doctor to make sure you get a lollipop if your a good girl.

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