Physical Thereapy Experiances

[sonsplayhockey 0]

I"m 40 this year and been playing hockey for a couple years.

I've gotten sprained wrists, ankles, pulled groin, lower back from either hockey or just working.

One thing I've learned is that if it's serious or I don't feel better in a couple days, go see the Dr and nag him to send me to physical therapy.

My latest is my groin. I think I've found possibly the worse area to pull. Recovery was slow and I waited until 2 weeks after my vacation before going to the Dr and starting physical therapy. I wish I was able to make the visit before vacation but couldn't make it. Physio speeds things up tremendously. Although some of the stuff she does during the sessions can be very painful it sure pays off in the end.

I'm into my 4th week of the groin injury and I think it will be another 2-4 weeks till I can get back onto the ice. One thing she recommended was this guy who does acupuncture. Anyone use acupuncture for recovery?

[Hooah4 12]

The one thing I've taken out of my injuries is 1: I now wear a compression jock every game. I tkeeps my hammies warm and reduces my chances of pulls. 2: Since I have fallen arches it puts alot more stress on the hamms also. Proper arch support is a must.

I haven't used acupuncture in at least 10 yrs. When I did it wasn't for pain it was more for the experience (did it because of a chick).

[mack 44]

Only PT I've ever had was when I tore my rotator cuff. That's small potatoes compared to other people I'd seen in my sessions doing other kinds, but it was the most frustrating experience ever. Your mind's geared for thinking you can still do things when you're not able to and that was the hardest part of the ordeal.

[KYHockey3 0]

my dad is a pt, so anytime i get hurt he just tells me to suck it up, lol.

but he also does home health for older people.

he doesnt get many people injured from hockey, seeing as we are in ky, but he does get lots of patients from football and baseball injures

[Chadd 916]

When I was younger I had some pretty bad muscle spasms in my back. I went to PT several times a week to get e-stim and have a nurse give me a message. I think I kept going for a month after I stopped having problems.

[bulletproof_funk 0]

I'm seeing a PT for a knee area injury I sustained when playing beach volleyball a few weeks back. At the time it didn't seem to be a big deal, it felt more like a hamstring or upper calf pull. So feeling reasonably healthy, I played some no checking hockey a week after. After that, my knee has gotten worse. It's been feeling swolen and inflexible. I can't squat down with my knees bending more than 90 degrees without soreness, and sometimes I get sudden, sharp pains when my knee doesn't even reach 90 degrees. I was told by the sports medicine doctor (not the PT) that my quadriceps are too tight and that they are pulling my kneecap out of alignment (which she believes is the cause of my pain). She also said that my injury is from over use, which makes no sense because I haven't played hockey for over 16 months. I'm not totally buying the doctor's assessment, but we'll see how it goes. It's been almost 2 weeks since I played hockey, and my knee has only made slight improvements. I was told that the soft tissue around the knees could take 4-6 weeks to fully heal. BTW I'm only 31 so I'm not too happy that I've had so many knee problems so "young." :(

[chrisg19 5]

I am 42, and had my left ACL replaced in April, and my Right ACL in June. So needless to say I am very familiar with my PT. Insurance just sucks, and they cut me off early, so I am doing my own thing now. Rehab is going pretty well though, and I am shooting to be back on the ice in January. My wife is also a PT so she is pretty helpful with injuries, it just seems harder to listen to her than an outsider...

Chris

[biff44 0]

The one thing I've taken out of my injuries is 1:  I now wear a compression jock every game.  I tkeeps my hammies warm and reduces my chances of pulls.  2:  Since I have fallen arches it puts alot more stress on the hamms also.  Proper arch support is a must. 

I haven't used acupuncture in at least 10 yrs.  When I did it wasn't for pain it was more for the experience (did it because of a chick).

It always helps if your wife/girlfriend massages your groin before the big game to limber it up!

The key to PT is that we do dumb stuff to our muscles and joints, and over the years the toll has to be paid. The theory to most PT is a sound one: If you have a bad joint or muscle, by exercising the surrounding muscles you can strengthen and stabilize the bad area. The thing the PT does is to figure out exactly what muscle is screwed up, and then show you the specific 5-10 exercises to do to fix it. After that, you could do the exercises in your own basement!

[Muzza_77 0]

I am 15, and for the past two years I have had osgood schlattas (I don't know how to spell it). I was growing to fast and some muscles where stronger than others in my legs, so I saw my physio heaps those two years and had to tape my knees each time I played sport. I grew three shoe sizes in 1 month.

[sonsplayhockey 0]

Update,

Had my first Accupuncture this monday.

Did not hurt at all, (nothing compared to the injury itself)

It really relaxed the muscles and I can already feel a difference several days afterwards. The process does not heal the muscle but allows the muscle to heal faster by relaxing and releasing tension in the muslcles. I'm going for my second treatment friday which is supposed to take longer and do more isolation on my injured area than the first visit.

BTW, My back which typically gives me trouble is looser as well.

[Hoffer 0]

Yea I had to go to a PT this summer for a back injury I got from a game but I didn’t have acupuncture done. I had to go a few times for a laser treatment which from what you are describing didbasically the same thing.

[biff44 0]

I am 15, and for the past two years I have had osgood schlattas (I don't know how to spell it). I was growing to fast and some muscles where stronger than others in my legs, so I saw my physio heaps those two years and had to tape my knees each time I played sport. I grew three shoe sizes in 1 month.

When you know you are growing super fast (some clues would be eating like a horse, etc) then you have to be very careful that week! You have to be doing dynamic and static stretching to try to stretch that muscle mass out. You have to ice down just below the knee after each game. You have to avoid things like power skating clinics that really agravate the tendons. Need to take some Alleve to keep that swelling down.

There is a list of specific plyometrics exercises I once had for Osgood Schlatters, I will try to find it for you.

[indaslot 0]

I am 15, and for the past two years I have had osgood schlattas (I don't know how to spell it). I was growing to fast and some muscles where stronger than others in my legs, so I saw my physio heaps those two years and had to tape my knees each time I played sport. I grew three shoe sizes in 1 month.

It will most likely disappear when your growth spurt is over. You also might want to get your feet checked. My son had osgood-schlatter and was unable to do lunges or squats and skated with an elastic support. His knee pain disappeared completly after wearing orthotics. if I remember correctly, he began to improve immediatly. Not saying this is your case, but if you over pronate when standing and have not checked this out, it is worth looking into. :)

[biff44 0]

Here is a list of exercises for Osgood Schlatters:

Wall Jumps

Tuck Jumps

Squat Jumps

Double Leg Cone Jumps

180 Jumps (Belushi jumps)

Bounding in place

Good luck