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

Johnson, P.T. Jim

ISBN 10: 1684424852 / ISBN 13: 9781684424856

Published by Hunter House, 2003

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Treat Your Own Knees: Simple Exercises to Build Strength, Flexibility, Responsiveness and Endurance
• Publisher: Hunter House
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1684424852
• ISBN 13: 9781684424856
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Jim Johnson has researched hundreds of scientific journal articles to find and test the simplest most effective do-it-yourself treatments for knee pain. In this compact and accessible book, he shows readers exactly how to improve and maintain the functioning of their knees by enhancing the four crucial abilities every knee must have:
** muscular strength
** flexibility
** responsiveness (proprioception)
** endurance

A chapter is devoted to each of these four functions, showing why they are essential. The reader is shown exactly how to do simple home exercises designed to restore or improve that particular ability. The last chapter is a "master plan" that pulls together all the concepts and exercises into a time-efficient exercise program. The author guides the reader effortlessly through the exercise routine.

Clear drawings illustrate the muscles responsible for knee pain and the exact way to do the exercises.

All the information is based on research trials and studies and evidence from peer-reviewed journals. The author has chosen for this book the best techniques for relieving knee pain.

About the Author

JIM JOHNSON, P.T., is a physical therapist at Emory University Hospital, recently ranked among the nation’s best hospitals by U.S. News and World Report. He is a clinical instructor who has specialized in treating musculoskeletal problems.