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I am doing physical therapy for my knees I have patala femoral pain syndrome and lateral patelar tilt. I asked my PT is better arch support would help my knees, becasue my current shoes do not have very good arch support and he said it would not help and that flat feet do not cause knee pain (which is contrary to everything I have read) and that he has flat feet himself.
Last edited by SouthernBelleInUtah; 05-10-2014 at 05:58 PM..
I am doing physical therapy for my knees I have patala femoral pain syndrome and lateral patelar tilt. I asked my PT is better arch support would help my knees, becasue my current shoes do not have very good arch support and he said it would not help and that flat feet do not cause knee pain (which is contrary to everything I have read) and that he has flat feet himself.
I think your PT is more up to date than you may realize.
But why not call your orthopedic and get her/his opinion?
the first link you posted supports my position that arch support is good so I don't get your point, the second one contradicts its self multiple times and is written by a chrioproactor and my doctor said chiropractors are no good.
the first link you posted supports my position that arch support is good so I don't get your point, the second one contradicts its self multiple times and is written by a chrioproactor and my doctor said chiropractors are no good.
If you know all the answers, and you're not willing to consider someone else's opinion, then why did you post?
I'm a rebel...I would get a mild arch support from REI, sports store, or
a simple Dr. Scholl's.
Me? I would also keep my receipts...in case they made
something worse.
Good luck with this.
Woah - an opinion. I agree with it. That's MY opinion. I also agree with the opinion that you should call your ortho and get his/her opinion, and not rely exclusively on a physical therapist, who is not a licensed physician.
That's my opinion.
It is in agreement with lovesMountains' opinion, which you dismissed. So - the two opinions that were offered, you consider invalid and not opinions.
See, I was going to agree with lovesMountains in a post, but then I read your outright dismissal and invalidation of her opinion, and that prompted me to wonder why you posted at all. And that's why I asked the question.
, the second one contradicts its self multiple times and is written by a chiropractor and my doctor said chiropractors are no good.
Doctors tend to not like Chiropractors, but because one doctor said chiropractors are no good they all are no good and are useless? They are not MD's by any means but they do go to four extra years of school. If you have flat feet and issues with you knees back etc.. I 100% recommend you see a chiropractor.
Why do doctors and PTs not like chiropractors often? Because they take away business once people realize there are other ways to go. I know multiple people, including people in my family who were told to do a year or two of PT, and then told they would need major back surgery by great doctors. They went to good chiropractors and never needed to see a MD or PT about their back or knee issues again in their life. And No surgery.
So as someone who has flat feet I highly recommend trying out a chiropractor for a month or two, instead of just taking one MD's word. Give me a chiropractor's word over a PT any day.
the first link you posted supports my position that arch support is good so I don't get your point, the second one contradicts its self multiple times and is written by a chrioproactor and my doctor said chiropractors are no good.
sigh - that's what I get for trying to be helpful I guess.
I accidentally put the second link I found on top of the first link, that's why it seems strange I guess. I thought the explanation in that chiropractors link about why you shouldn't use arch supports made sense and might interest you if it was something you'd never heard before.
Basically, my point was, there is apparently several schools of thought on whether or not arch supports help knees, so
1) ask your orthopedist what he/she recommends
2) be aware that there are different schools of thought but that doesn't make your PT wrong.
Doctors tend to not like Chiropractors, but because one doctor said chiropractors are no good they all are no good and are useless? They are not MD's by any means but they do go to four extra years of school. If you have flat feet and issues with you knees back etc.. I 100% recommend you see a chiropractor.
Why do doctors and PTs not like chiropractors often? Because they take away business once people realize there are other ways to go. I know multiple people, including people in my family who were told to do a year or two of PT, and then told they would need major back surgery by great doctors. They went to good chiropractors and never needed to see a MD or PT about their back or knee issues again in their life. And No surgery.
So as someone who has flat feet I highly recommend trying out a chiropractor for a month or two, instead of just taking one MD's word. Give me a chiropractor's word over a PT any day.
you sound like a chiropractor
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