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(More customer reviews)If you suffer from chondromalacia patella, patellofemoral syndrome, runner's knee, knee pain that you have been told you have to live with and there's nothing you can do, etc., this book is a MUST read. Unlike many other dry knee books that are based on the standard mantra of 'strengthen the muscles around the knees' but NOT strengthen the knee joint, this book provides a completely different perspective. The author provides the research-based perspective on how and why knee joints, including cartilage injuries, can and do heal. He emphasizes the importance of a joints-focused rather than a muscle-focused healing program.
The author's recounts his own story of how he healed his 'incurable' chondromalacia, how he went against the doctors who told him there is no hope, and did his own research to develop his own program to heal his knees. This is not a book that prescribes a step-by-step prescription of how to heal your knees, but rather general principles of how to heal your knees.
His inspiring story is recounted in enjoyable prose and provides a tremendous amount of fact-based hope.
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“Saving My Knees" tells an inspirational story of beating chronic knee pain. Richard Bedard was a journalist in his mid-40s, living abroad, when he was diagnosed with patellofemoral pain syndrome, or chondromalacia patella. His burning joints made his life so miserable that he fantasized about hacking off his kneecaps. Four doctors failed to help; one said he would never get better. His physical therapist finally gave up too.Unable to sit normally, he quit his job. Unemployed and desperate, he launched a year-long, round-the-clock experiment to save his knees. He read from scores of clinical studies, medical textbooks, health newsletters. What he discovered left him stunned. There was a familiar story about what patellofemoral pain syndrome was and how to treat it: The advice to focus on strengthening the quads. To stretch. To take glucosamine. To forget about cartilage healing, because that never happened.And that story was completely wrong.Armed with this knowledge, he fashioned a plan to get better. Within two years, he fully recovered. This compelling story chronicles a long journey of healing and discovery. It shows that a patient's true ally isn't simply hope, but informed hope.
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