Posted by Sheila on November 23, 2003 at 06:06:35:
In Reply to: Running as a therapy posted by Holly on October 21, 2003 at 04:24:42:
: I noticed that some of the people that post on this board seem to be avid runners. Is running considered to be a good therapy for recovering perthes patients. My daughter (12) is now in the regrowth stage and has been taken off restrictions and her activities are pretty much "what she wants to do that she can tolerate pain free" After 20 months of inactivity/no running or jumping she has to re train herself to run. My husband asked the orthopedic if we should encourage her to jog. The ortho said only if she wants to do it because the pavement is jarring to the knee. I was under the impression that you regular runners found the constant movement of the hip a good therapy. What is teh general consensus out there? Thanks iin advance for any help!
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I guess all cases are individual depending on what age/stage/treatment/surgery you had, but from the experience gained from older perthes sufferers running for many is not an option ! certainly running on hard surfaces seems to aggravate knees and ankles.
Many people tend to do less high impact sports.
They may be able to do the high impact sports but they tell us they pay the price later!..
I think good supporting footwear and pacing yourself is a good idea too..
If you are unsure? why not ask a qualified physiotherapist to set your child an exercise programme to complete mobilisation? You are right not having done the sports for so long needs gentle steady progress..