Member of the Month

JalmarKalmar
April, 2024

Online

Welcome to the Newschoolers forums! You may read the forums as a guest, however you must be a registered member to post. Register to become a member today!

Knee therapy?

profile picture
Obese.Geese
Posts: 339 - Karma: 288
So i sprained my knee, and my doctor said with therapy and a brace, i can ski in about a week. Problem is with my insurance its 150 per therapy session, and id have to do at least six. Any body ever tore their acl/ meniscus, know of good therapy choices? Ive got a comp on march 30th so id like to be able to compete in it. Please post what you did for therapy.
Mar 18 2013 5:59PM
1 0
profile picture
johnnyBuz
Posts: 1438 - Karma: 1,270
If I tore my ACL I would be opting for surgery over "therapy," whatever the hell that means.
Mar 18 2013 6:05PM
0 0
profile picture
Rafiki
Posts: 3858 - Karma: 2,251
if you tore your ACL you won't be skiing at least until next season. and you can't heal a torn ACL with just therapy, you have to get surgery. if you tore ACL/Meniscus, you won't be skiing in a week.
Mar 18 2013 6:07PM
0 0
profile picture
nagger
Posts: 1576 - Karma: 882
do either of you guys realize that a sprain is a grade 1 tear?

op you should find a different therapist. you definitely need physio but 150 a session is hella pricey.
Mar 18 2013 6:13PM
0 0
profile picture
Bogs
Posts: 4296 - Karma: 1,361
He said he sprained his knee. And "therapy" as in physical therapy, as in the thing literally every serious athlete goes through after any kind of serious injury. Even if he had torn his ACL a lot of doctors have patients do therapy before and after surgery to get the area a little stronger and better stabilized before going in and fixing it. Not sure why you are so skeptical about it.
Mar 18 2013 6:17PM
0 0
profile picture
Obese.Geese
Posts: 339 - Karma: 288
I would, but other places are to far away, and the chick is actually a good PT coach? I dunno, i just wanted to know if anybody knew of any ways for therapy, ive got a really good brace, expecially for this injury, i just need to rebuild the strength. It isnt even a very serious sprain.
Mar 18 2013 6:21PM
0 0
profile picture
ScubaSteveFather
Posts: 555 - Karma: 574
If you are really committed u could just go in for 1 or 2 sessions and do the rest on your own
Mar 18 2013 6:24PM
0 0
profile picture
Obese.Geese
Posts: 339 - Karma: 288
Thats what im thinking, im gonna talk to my parents tonight about it.
Mar 18 2013 6:28PM
0 0
All times are Eastern (-4)