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

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Summary: A must-have for athletes and other active people
Review: I had a skiing accident last winter which left me with a bum knee. This is the first book that I have found that actually addressed all my needs. It extensively explained (in ways my doctor couldn't) how my problem should be dealt with and ways it could be treated. It looks like I'll be back on the slopes this winter.

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Summary: I highly recommend this book
Review: 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!

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Summary: The Knee Crisis Hanbook
Review: I think this is a great starter book about the knee and injuries! The author has written the book so anybody can understand their knee problem! In fact, I was able to help friend at work understand her sprained LCL!

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Summary: The Knee Crisis Hanbook
Review: I think this is a great starter book about the knee and injuries! The author has written the book so anybody can understand their knee problem! In fact, I was able to help friend at work understand her sprained LCL!

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Summary: Incredible Book
Review: One of the most informative books of our time. Excellent dicussion of injuries and prevention of injuries. I would reccommend it to anybody who runs, does any sports, or just wants to stay knee safe. A+ in my book.

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Summary: If you have knees, read this book!
Review: This book was so helpful. It gave me tips on how to pick a doctor and a physical therapist, showed me how different knee problems are diagnosed and even gave me excersises to do on my own according to the problem you are experiencing.

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Summary: If you have any questions about knees, this is the book .
Review: When I first heard about this book, I thought it would be another boring book written by a doctor. Most books written
by doctors are so far over your head you can't read without a
dictionary. No so with this one. I read this like a novel.
Everything was so real. The explanations were not pedantic,
like most doctor's books, but real easy to understand and follow. If you have concerns about knees, or if you have kids,
get this book and keep it near. I promise you will be using it
again and again.

Rating:
Summary: If you have any questions about knees, this is the book .
Review: When I first heard about this book, I thought it would be another boring book written by a doctor. Most books written
by doctors are so far over your head you can't read without a
dictionary. No so with this one. I read this like a novel.
Everything was so real. The explanations were not pedantic,
like most doctor's books, but real easy to understand and follow. If you have concerns about knees, or if you have kids,
get this book and keep it near. I promise you will be using it
again and again.