Treat Your Own Knee (838)

Quite an informative resource for understanding how to manage and relieve knee pain. Physical work and a shift in mindset are required.

I happened upon a video of Yoav Suprun, a PT in Miami, and he showed how I could bend my knees without pain in order to get back funcion and reduce pain. Had I not seen that, I wouldn't have bought this book. I got steroid shots in both knees and had 8 weeks of PT, and faithfully did my PT homework every day. M knees were still painful, swollen, and restricted my motion and ruined my days and nights. You need to read the whole book of aroung 70 pages and understand the ideas behind the exercises and stretches. I followed the instructions and made more progress than the steroid shots and PT I h

THIS was a gamechanger for me with a previous medial collateral ligament injury plus arthritis plus deconditioning plus overweight. My knee had severely decreased range of motion, could not fully straighten or bend, and pain while walking and used a cane often. Did this program several times a day (easy, takes only a few minutes) and can do it literally anywhere. Was walking well in 2 weeks. It does have a quiz inside that tells you whether or not this program will benefit you, would be good to know ahead

I guess I am a fan, because I have several of the McKenzie books. But I have been going to PT with McKenzie trained therapists. I like having the books for reference, and figure I will use them after I finish with therapy. I like the McKenzie approach, as it overlooks a lot of the noise that you get in the regular medical community and doesn't just give you a bunch of exercises to do without explaining why and how this affects your functioning. McKenzie therapists also teach you how to deal with your issues after you are done with therapy, which is soooo much better than most medical intervent

Excellent information. Industry standard. It’ll save you time and money by not going to PT.

The exercises in this book were the same as ones I had done in physical therapy but the amount t of time holding them and the frequency was different. Before I got the book I wore a brace and iced my knee at least twice a day. I have not worn a brace in a couple of years. If I feel the pain coming back I do the exercises again and I’m good again!

My physical therapist suggested it (it’s what she follows) and it was a good read. Have loaned it to another pickleballer with a knee issue and it was helpful.

Honestly, this day in age, just Google rehab protocols and watch Youtube videos.I actively train in combat sports and sprained my ACL and was hoping to secure a nice "rehab" routine to facilitate healing. This book boasts of self-healing.The book is written in a very digestible manner. However, I found it to be fluffed up with quite basic / common knowledge. For example, some suggestions given to decrease knee pain and issues include : increase walking, increase your general fitness, improve your balance, lose weight. The exercise protocol chapter 5 is mostly what I was looking for from this b