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Treat Your Own Knees: Simple Exercises to Build Strength, Flexibility, Responsiveness and Endurance (Paperback)

by Jim Johnson (Author)
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  • Paperback: 116 pages
  • Publisher: Hunter House, Inc (30 Oct 2003)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0897934229
  • ISBN-13: 978-0897934220
  • Product Dimensions: 17.3 x 11.2 x 1.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 7,132 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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TREAT YOUR OWN KNEES is a handy easy-to-use book written by a physical therapist who reviewed hundreds of scientific journal articles and studied their practical applications to find the most simple and effective do-it-yourself treatments for knee pain. Using drawings and illustrations that clearly depict the correct way to perform the exercises and the exact muscles responsible for knee pain. The reader will also gain knowledge of how to improve and maintain knee function by enhancing the four crucial abilities every knee must have: · Muscular · Flexibility · Responsiveness · Endurance A chapter is devoted to each of these four abilities showing what it's role is in maintaining movement and knee health and why it is essential. The last chapter is a 'master plan' that pulls together all the concepts and exercises into a time-efficient exercise programme.

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The idea behind "Treat Your Own Knees" is that knee pain is the result of something not functioning properly. Therefore, to get rid of the pain, simply restore the function. And that's exactly the purpose of this book.

All the major functions of your knee, strength, flexibility, endurance, and proprioception, are covered in their own chapter and written in non-medical language. At the end of each chapter you will be given an exercise you can do at home, one that involves no special equipment, to improve that particular function of your knee.

Sound like a lot to read? Don't worry. At 96 pages, I have intentionally made this book short so you can absorb the information quickly and get that knee better as soon as possible- without lengthy chapters containing information that's nice to know but you can't really use. The best part though, is that since we're treating the function of your knee and not a diagnosis, it matters little whether you're an athlete or housewife, construction worker or secretary, because the underlying treatment principle of improving knee function applies equally to everyone!

Based solely on research taken straight from peer-reviewed journals and controlled trials, I think you will find "Treat Your Own Knees" to be a no-nonsense book that is both practical and easy to follow.

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34 of 35 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, 31 Mar 2006
By S. W. Upton "simon_upton" (Tunbridge Wells) - See all my reviews
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Great little book and more than worth the small price.

The book emphasises that this is good for by far, most knee problems (including arthritis - which I dont have as far as I know). My left knee, the bane of my hiking life, is much stronger and healthier feeling than it has for a long while and I still only am 4 weeks through the 8 week program.

The exercises are simple to do, take little time and need no specialist equipment (unless you call a pillow, specialist?).

I would suggest that you do the pillow-based exercise, before
you go to sleep, in bed, as Ive found it leaves my knee slightly sore for a few hours afterwards (by being in bed you omit this issue)! Plus the sleeping rests your leg thoroughly - which in itself is part of the fixing process.

I can now concentrate on walking several miles every weekend, without worrying about hobbling back.

Also a quick thanks to Amazon, as I wouldnt have purchased this book if I hadnt done a search on 'knees' and read the reviews. I would, therefore, still be suffering!

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28 of 29 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Prehabilitation and rehabilitation., 17 Dec 2003
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The title really says it all. Indeed the book does tell you exactly how to treat your own knee and spends time telling you why you need to do these exact five exercises based on much current research. You can use the book to treat knee pain, but as I see it, the exercises which are aimed at improving the function of the knee, will also help PREVENT knee pain- something I'm very interested in as a competative soccer player. Also worth mentioning is the fact that the treatments are adaptable to different levels of fitness so both your grandmother with arthritis or your friend that just ran a marathon can benefit equally from the book.
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5.0 out of 5 stars in the words of victor meldrew..........., 2 Jan 2008
By Mr. M. D. Bailey "arrogantpom" (australia, formerly uk) - See all my reviews
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'I dont b...... believe it!' Why didnt i find this book years ago?????!!!!. It is a small easy to read book which i skim read within an hour and the one simple exercise (non painful - you need a cushion to do it) and stretches immediately...yes immediately gave me some much needed respite from pain i have had in both knees for years. The author hit the nail on the head straight away by saying most people dont have the time to visit a therapist or just stop doing those things which tend to niggle an old injury. I have just started on a fitness regime and man do my knees give me some jip. But again the simple exercise and stretches helped relieve the pain within the hour.

What the hell, for a few pounds what can you lose, just buy it and try it. Hope it helps you as much as it helped me. Good luck
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3.0 out of 5 stars Good guidance in a single place
It gave us both good guidance and techniques to work on to reduce pain and increase mobility.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Good advice for chronic knee pain
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5.0 out of 5 stars A great place to start
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I have suffered from a recurring knee problem for some time and I have conducted a fair bit of research into the subject. Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars Very helpful
The author's approach in this book is interesting in that it's not concerned with how you may have injured your knee, just with how to get it working properly again! Read more
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