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The knee crisis handbook : understanding pain, preventing trauma, recovering from injury, and building healthy knees for life / by Brian Halpern, with Laura Tucker ; foreword by Jack C. Hughston ; introduction by Jane E. Brody.

Halpern, Brian. (Author). Tucker, Laura, 1973- (Added Author).

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  • ISBN: 1579548717
  • ISBN: 9781579548711
  • Physical Description: xiii, 320 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
  • Publisher: Emmaus, Pa. : Rodale, [2003]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:
I: The knee: Knee crisis -- Help! It hurts -- Anatomy of the knee -- Part I: Preventing knee injury -- What puts you at risk: biological factors -- What puts you at risk: controllable factors -- Importance of proper training in preventing knee injury -- Play it safer: an activity-by-activity general knee health guide -- Part III: Knee pain and injury: Finding a doctor -- Arriving at a diagnosis -- Most common knee injuries: Ligament -- Meniscus -- Tendon -- Bursa -- Bone/articular cartilage -- Arthritis -- Patellofemoral joint -- Part IV: Getting better -- Preparing for surgery -- Physical therapy: Exercise workouts: Stretching workout ; General knee health workout ; ACL health workout ; Patellofemoral health workout ; Core strength workout ; "On the run" stretching and strength workout -- Complementary medicine -- Psychological effects of knee injury -- Part V: Groups with special concerns: Special concerns: Women ; Children ; The elderly ; Tthe disabled -- Part VI: Conclusion: The future looks bright.
Subject:
Knee > Care and hygiene.
Knee > Wounds and injuries > Prevention.

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