The Knee Crisis Handbook: Understanding Pain, Preventing Trauma, Recovering from Knee Injury, and Building Healthy Knees for Life

The Knee Crisis Handbook: Understanding Pain, Preventing Trauma, Recovering from Knee Injury, and Building Healthy Knees for Life
by Brian Halpern, Laura Tucker

The Knee Crisis Handbook: Understanding Pain, Preventing Trauma, Recovering from Knee Injury, and Building Healthy Knees for Life
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Author: Brian Halpern, Laura Tucker
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2003-10-17
ISBN: 1579548717
Number of pages: 320
Publisher: Rodale Books
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Book Reviews of The Knee Crisis Handbook: Understanding Pain, Preventing Trauma, Recovering from Knee Injury, and Building Healthy Knees for Life

Book Review: I highly recommend this book
Summary: 5 Stars

I just read this book after getting it for Christmas yesterday, and I think it's great. After getting nowhere with two doctors, a physical therapist, and conflicting information I've gathered talking to friends and acquaintances over the years, I think this book will give me the insight and exercises I need to make some progress in strengthening my knee so I can participate in activities I had to give up (dancing and biking) and can make a much more informed decision about possible surgery. All different types of knee problems are well explained. Alignment issues (including Q-angle, foot arch, femur to tibia, patella tracking, etc.) and how they can lead to certain types of injury are explained in a way I have not seen done elsewhere. Also included are what movement tests your doctor should take in diagnosing your injury (neither doctor I went to performed those simple tests!). I wish I had been able to read this book a few years ago when my overuse dance injury occurred, but I had not found a book so specific to the knee out on the market (this book was recently published in 2003). I would recommend this book to anyone starting to experience knee pain, as well as anyone active in sports that are known to lead to knee injury; there are exercises and stretching recommended in this book to help avoid knee injury and to strengthen the knee area to possibly avoid or delay surgery. I'm very glad the doctor/author decided to write this much-needed book!

Summary of The Knee Crisis Handbook: Understanding Pain, Preventing Trauma, Recovering from Knee Injury, and Building Healthy Knees for Life

Ever sustained a knee injury? Want to prevent one? Whether you're young and actively involved in sports, an enthusiastic weekend warrior, or someone who's simply getting older and whose body is changing, The Knee Crisis Handbook will show you how to take care of your knees. You'll learn what to do if you sustain an injury, how to prevent a repeat injury, and how to help yourself avoid injury in the first place.

Inside you'll find:

* Sport-specific knee injury prevention tips
* Advice on caring for your knees when you're young, older, or even pregnant
* What to look for when choosing a physician and physical therapist
* Treatment options, including acupuncture and other complementary medicine therapies
* Medications: what you should and shouldn't take
* What you can expect from surgery and recovery
* How to avoid surgery
* Complete exercise programs

With physical therapy strategies by Marty Jaramillo, P.T., A.T.C., C.S.C.S., and complementary medicine strategies by Robert Abramson, M.D.

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