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

"TreatYourOwnKnees"isahandy,easy-to-usebookwrittenbyaphysicaltherapistwhoreviewedhundredsofscientificjournalarticlesandstudiedtheirpracticalapplicationstofindthemostsimpleandeffectivedo-it-yourselftreatmentsforkneepain.Itusesdrawingsandillustrationsthatclearlydepictthecorrectwaytoperformtheexercises,andtheexactmusclesresponsibleforkneepain.Thereaderwillalsogainknowledgeofhowtoimproveandmaintainkneefunctionbyenhancingthefourcrucialabilitieseverykneemusthave:muscular;flexibility;responsiveness;andendurance.Achapterisdevotedtoeachofthesefourabilities,showingwhatit'sroleisinmaintainingmovementandkneehealth,andwhyitisessential.Thelastchapterisa'masterplan'thatpullstogetheralltheconceptsandexercisesintoatime-efficientexerciseprogramme.