Heal Your Knees: How to Prevent Knee Surgery and What to Do If You Need It [Hardcover]

Robert Klapper (Author), Lynda Huey (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 27, 2004

Millions of people suffer from knee pain due to aging, sports, or injury. Here an orthopedic surgeon and a physical therapist have joined forces to create a program of exercises in the pool and on dry land that works to alleviate various types of knee pain, before, after, or instead of surgery.

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About the Author

Robert Klapper MD, is medical director of Cedars-Sinai Orthopaedic Associates, teaches at the University of Southern California, and is a consultant for NBC's ER. Lynda Huey specialises in water rehabilitation and training programs. Her clients have included Wilt Chamberlain, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, and Cybill Shepherd. Both authors live in Los Angeles, California.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 244 pages
• Publisher: M.Evans & Company (September 27, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1590770196
• ISBN-13: 978-1590770191
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 7.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #836,470 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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46 of 48 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Confronting common knee problems which come with aging & use, April 9, 2005

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This review is from: Heal Your Knees: How to Prevent Knee Surgery and What to Do If You Need It (Hardcover)

With an orthopedic surgeon and a water therapy expert combining forces as in Heal Your Knees: How To Prevent Knee Surgery - And What To Do If You Need It, you can't go far wrong; particularly when the objective is avoiding surgery and confronting common knee problems which come with aging and use. Learn what the doctor looks for in a knee exam, how to uncover common causes of pain and seek non-surgical remedies, and how to handle surgery and recovery if it's needed. The authors assume no prior medical or self-help knowledge, and the water therapy pool exercises are particularly resourceful in Heal Your Knees.

24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Heal Your Knees, September 25, 2005

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This review is from: Heal Your Knees: How to Prevent Knee Surgery and What to Do If You Need It (Hardcover)

I bought this book because I have a damaged miniscus in my knee. This book allowed me to understand what exactly went wrong with my knee. It enabled me to understand my surgeon when he explained my options. It is a good value and well worth the asking price.

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Book, wished I'd had it sooner., April 17, 2009

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This review is from: Heal Your Knees: How to Prevent Knee Surgery and What to Do If You Need It (Paperback)

I wish I would have had this book before I had a cortisone shot in my knee. I had no idea that the preservatives in the shot linger on in the joint forever. My doctor never discussed this with me or the other risks and I had to learn about it after-the-fact from reading this book. Needless to say, I will not be having any more cortisone shots.

If you have knee problems, I can guarantee you will find a useful exercise or relevant medical advice from this book. The exercises in this book make it worth the cover price alone. It was exactly what I was looking for to rehabilitate my misaligned kneecaps and lessen my arthritis in my knees. These things can be done on my own without a physical therapist and this makes me happy to be saving money.

I also never thought to ice down my kneecaps after any exercise. It makes sense, but I never thought to do it until I read this book.

There is such a wealth of information here for anyone with knee problems that this book could easily sell at 3 or 4 times the price because it is such a valuable reference for those of us with knee problems. I cannot recommend this book enough. It is now in the top 10 list of "most referenced" books in my household.