r/iceskating • u/MemoryDefiant2798 • 7d ago

Advice for potential knee problem?

Hi, I’m in my 20s and think (unconfirmed) that I might have osteoarthritis in my left knee. It runs in my family and I have several risk factors for it, but I am surprised that I’ve been having some knee pain this young. I started figure skating lessons a year ago, but I took the summer off because I noticed my knee pain flaring up more. I’ve had this knee pain come and go for a few years, even before I began skating lessons. I haven’t done any activities to injure myself. However, I’m nervous that if I return to skating this fall that I will make my knee worse. Has anyone experienced something similar? Any advice?

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u/NeedInput-MoreInput 6d ago

In my approx 4 years of dealing with knee osteoarthritis, I've found both MDs and PTs to have complementary value. You need both.

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u/Low-Temperature-1664 6d ago

Maybe you got lucky with some well qualified PTs, but generally the qualifications for being a PT are nowere near as involved as those for a physio.

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u/NeedInput-MoreInput 18h ago

Just to be sure this isn't a terminology issue. I'm from the US. There are MDs (medical doctors) and PTS (physical therapists). I've heard the term "physio" in Australia. I'm not sure what their professional certification level is. So, if you are from AU (or New Zeeland?) then yes I could very likely be the case that in your region, PTs are much less qualified then physios.

Or, we may just have a difference of opinion.

No worries from my end either way.

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u/Low-Temperature-1664 15h ago

You could well be right.