Is playing ice hockey bad on your knees?
I am 29 years old and just beginning to skate to eventually start playing hockey. I have minor arthritis and scar tissue in my right knee due to two surgeries on my right knee in the past. As bad as that sounds, these happened between 7-9 years ago and I've stayed away from the grinding of football and basketball activities (for the most part) which initially led to the surgeries. I would like to start playing hockey but am concerned with how the wear and tear on your knees compares with playing basketball or football. How tough is recreational hockey on your knees in general? Would a knee brace help lessen the strain if your knees to take a beating?
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In my opinion it's less strain, and more fun than any sport I've ever played.
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Just so long as you wear a knee brace and you aren't playing very competitive hockey, or really dirty hockey you should be able to avoid knee injuries. A knee brace actually helps a whole lot.Though if you have knee problems, don't play goalie. That will tear at your knees faster than anything else.
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It depends on what position you play, it will hurt your knee in the beginning because its strengthening the muscles, but the pain will go away in a month or two. But if you play goalie then yes it will bother your knees.I play goalie, and thats how I got patellofemoral syndrome in my knee, then i blew my knee out in a game and when I was comming back it took awhile to readjust.
But if you're playing out, skating is actually very low impact on your knees.
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My son tore his meniscus playing hockey last summer and has had two surgeries since to fix it. He is now wearing a brace and is back to playing at the AAA level at the Minor Midget Age group.Sports of all kinds come with risk of injury, but hockey is probably one of the safer ones for your knees ( unlike SOCCER).
I play hockey, I coach hockey and I live hockey.
As all sports are concerned there are risks of injuries, however ice hockey is not known to be a real threat to knees. Especially at a recreational level.
The one most common injury is torn groins. The best thing to avoid that injury is to stretch the groin really well before game/practices.
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