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Heal Your Knees: How to Prevent Knee Surgery and What to Do If You Need It
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.
- GenresHealthNonfictionScience
304 pages, Hardcover
First published July 1, 2004
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About the author
Lynda Huey
15 books6 followersWhen I got my first book contract with Quadrangle, the New York Times Book Company, I was twenty-seven years old. That was 1974 and I was going to be an author!
A Running Start: An Athlete, A Woman was published in 1976 and was well before its time. People didn’t care about women’s sports, but it became a bestseller on the librarians’ lists.
Zan Knudson was the author of dozens of books. She read my autobiography and called me. She had the idea to take my new water exercise program and turn it into a book. New American Library (NAL) published The Waterpower Workout in 1986. It was the first exercise book published in American to use African-American models, including Olympic sprinter Evelyn Ashford, NFL tight end Bernie Casey, and NBA superstar Wilt Chamberlain.
When The Complete Waterpower Workout Book was published by Random House in 1993 it was already in demand. That book is still in print today and is the best-selling book in the field of water exercise and water rehabilitation. It was translated into Spanish and German.
In 1994, my long-time close friend Wilt Chamberlain had arthroscopic hip surgery with orthopedic surgeon Robert Klapper, M.D. and told him about my pool rehab program. Before long Dr. Klapper and I were planning a book about hips for the lay public. Heal Your Hips: How to Prevent Hip Surgery – And What To Do If You Need It was published by John Wiley & Sons in 1999. That book is still in print today and continues to sell.
A few years later we wrote Heal Your Knees: How to Prevent Knee Surgery – And What To Do If You Need It. Our knee book was published in 2004 by M. Evans and has been translated into Spanish.
A Running Start: An Athlete, A Woman was published in 1976 and was well before its time. People didn’t care about women’s sports, but it became a bestseller on the librarians’ lists.
Zan Knudson was the author of dozens of books. She read my autobiography and called me. She had the idea to take my new water exercise program and turn it into a book. New American Library (NAL) published The Waterpower Workout in 1986. It was the first exercise book published in American to use African-American models, including Olympic sprinter Evelyn Ashford, NFL tight end Bernie Casey, and NBA superstar Wilt Chamberlain.
When The Complete Waterpower Workout Book was published by Random House in 1993 it was already in demand. That book is still in print today and is the best-selling book in the field of water exercise and water rehabilitation. It was translated into Spanish and German.
In 1994, my long-time close friend Wilt Chamberlain had arthroscopic hip surgery with orthopedic surgeon Robert Klapper, M.D. and told him about my pool rehab program. Before long Dr. Klapper and I were planning a book about hips for the lay public. Heal Your Hips: How to Prevent Hip Surgery – And What To Do If You Need It was published by John Wiley & Sons in 1999. That book is still in print today and continues to sell.
A few years later we wrote Heal Your Knees: How to Prevent Knee Surgery – And What To Do If You Need It. Our knee book was published in 2004 by M. Evans and has been translated into Spanish.
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January 26, 2014
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Probably more of a 3.5 stars. It's got some really great info on the biology and mechanics of the knee, along with some good exercises (I believe that all of the ones my orthopedic surgeon prescribed to me are on the list). But I almost recommend this more for people who have chronic knee pain, not for people (such as myself) who twist their knee in one accident and tear a ligament. Also, if you don't have access to a pool (and one with varying heights), a large chunk of the book is "useless".
Also, it's weird how the authors seem to assume that the readers know almost nothing about the internet and the changing medical practices (mainly when talking about PCAS). It almost seems as if the authors are assuming the audience is mostly 50+??
Still, it's got some good info and makes you aware of what to expect when you visit your doctor or get an MRI.
Probably more of a 3.5 stars. It's got some really great info on the biology and mechanics of the knee, along with some good exercises (I believe that all of the ones my orthopedic surgeon prescribed to me are on the list). But I almost recommend this more for people who have chronic knee pain, not for people (such as myself) who twist their knee in one accident and tear a ligament. Also, if you don't have access to a pool (and one with varying heights), a large chunk of the book is "useless".
Also, it's weird how the authors seem to assume that the readers know almost nothing about the internet and the changing medical practices (mainly when talking about PCAS). It almost seems as if the authors are assuming the audience is mostly 50+??
Still, it's got some good info and makes you aware of what to expect when you visit your doctor or get an MRI.
June 10, 2018
This is as much a preventative book as a How To book. The content has pictures and very specific information about knee problems and treatments for minor to major injuries. There are chapters for eliminating pain and treatment options to restore your knees to health.
Plus, there are chapters about knee surgery when it is needed and recovery from surgery. Specific things to expect when facing surgery and what to expect as you recover from surgery.
After reading this book you may realize that more people should be educated about the workings of muscle and joints inside of the knees. Better education about these subjects might stop many knee problems before they happen. On the cover it describes the book, "How to Prevent Knee surgery & What to Do if you Need It."
Plus, there are chapters about knee surgery when it is needed and recovery from surgery. Specific things to expect when facing surgery and what to expect as you recover from surgery.
After reading this book you may realize that more people should be educated about the workings of muscle and joints inside of the knees. Better education about these subjects might stop many knee problems before they happen. On the cover it describes the book, "How to Prevent Knee surgery & What to Do if you Need It."
May 31, 2020
I often listen to his "Weekend Warriors" radio show, and more than his extensive knowledge of surgery (and the prevention of it), I enjoy his analogies and connections to his overall life messages. This book is mainly about knowing your knees, how to keep them in shape or how to deal with less-strong knees.
May 22, 2018
This book is full of exercise routines (both land and pool), as well as pre- and post-surgery advice for knee issues. It made me look forward to going to the pool soon to strengthen my knees!
December 8, 2024
Helped me avoid meniscectomy surgery.
August 27, 2012
To reap the full benefits of the program laid out in this book, you will need easy access to a pool several times a week. Land exercises are included in a single chapter, but the main focus is water therapy. This book is written in a friendly way without too much medical jargon. It concisely explains how knees work, the different issues, and how to take care of your knees. There is even a section on how to recover after surgery. Great book, but since I don't have a pool, not quite what I was looking for.
April 12, 2008
It's not that I don't believe in water therapy, but the problem with this is motivating myself to get to the Y regulary. If you can motivate yourself to get to the pool, then I'm sure this is a great book for your knees. But if you plan to use home therapy for strengthening and flexibility, I'd pick up the Knee Crisis Handbook (for the knee explanations) and Core Performance (for the therapy exercises).
March 13, 2016
I liked the concept of establishing a weekly points value based on your age, knee health, overall health, etc and using it to gauge how your workouts might affect your knees, for example swimming is 0 points and not stressful, while basketball or skiing moguls is highly stressful.
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June 4, 2015My doctor wrote a book and I can't wait to read it. He is absolutely the best in the business. His book on healthy hips will be out this fall.
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