Im a hockey goalie, and after my season, my knee's hurt unbearably why?

Question

Thanks for your help :D

Answer 1

you put a lot of stress on your knees during the season, and afterwords you're not stretching them out or building up the muscles around them. I would recommend some bicycle work to keep your knees loose and in shape.

Answer 2

Basically as stated above. Leg/quad strengthening, ice after games and when it hurts. Maybe some OTC anti-inflammatory meds (check w/ Dr first).

Also, I am assuming from your name and avatar you are a young girl. Like it or not, men and women are constructed differently. Young girls especially can have problems w/ their patello-femoral angles and tracking. This can lead to a lot of pain in your knees.

I am seeing this more and more commonly and frequently as girls play more active sports. I suggest you see a Dr just to be safe and maybe a Physical Therapist in order to make sure you are not setting yourself up for problems down the road. Proper exercise can help prevent long term injury.

I know no one likes to go to the Dr, and I'm not trying to alarm you, but this is becoming a problem w/ young girls developing patellofemoral syndrome and a whole host of other knee problems. Take care of it early, especially if you intend to continue playing goalie.

Answer 3

Being a goalie is hard on your knees. If you always get up out of your butterfly with the same leg first, it will wear out that knee twice as fast as the other one, AND you'll be predictable and any talented player will take advantage of that. Mix it up a little.

Also, avoid running as much as possible during off-season training. Running alone isn't too hard on your knees, but add that with being a goalie, and it might not turn out too pretty. Try swimming, riding a bike, or rollerblading instead. If you must run, try to find a nice soft feild that you can run barefoot through.

Since you're a goalie, your knees are going to hurt. That's a fact you cant change. But should the pain become unbearable, as you say it has, or persits for an extended period of time after your season is over, go to a doctor and get an MRI done to see if it's something major. If it requires surgery, try to get it done as soon as possible so you're not missing too much of next season. And yes, even if you had the surgery done tomorrow, you would miss part of the season once you factor in recovery time + physical therapy.

P.S.: about an hour after each game, ice your knees for      15-20 mins. My knees used to hurt pretty bad, but since i started doing this the pain has diminished.