Brian Halpern

Ever sustained a knee injury? Want to prevent one?
Whether you're young and actively involved in sports, an enthusiastic weekend warrior, or someone who's is simply getting older and whose body is changing, The Knee Crisis Handbook will show you how to take care of your knees. You'll learn what to do if you sustain an injury, how to prevent a repeat injury and how to help yourself avoid injury in the first place

'Dr. Halpern has authored the state-of-the-art text for understanding everything about the knee. It might just save you a visit to the emergency room.'-E. Lee Rice, D.O., San Diego Sports Medicine

Inside you'll find:

Sport-specific knee injury prevention tips.
Advice on caring for your knees when you're young, older, or even pregnant.
What to look for when choosing a physician and physical therapist.
Treatment options, including acupuncture and other complementary medicine therapies.
Medication: What you should and shouldn't take.
What you can expect from surgery and recovery.
How to avoid surgery.
Complete exercise programs.

'This book is all about plain talk and advice. This is what the physician should be telling you but doesn't either have the the time or the inclination to do so. This is not a book of conjecture, just plain, practical tips based upon scientific evidence.'-Douglas B. McKeag, M.D., M.S., AUL professor of preventive health medicine, chair of the department of family medicine, and director of the Center for Sports Medicine at Indiana University.

With physical therapy strategies by Marty Jaramillo, P.T., A.T.C., C.S.C.S., and complementary medicine strategies by Robert Abramson, M.D.

Dr. Brian Halpern is a board-certified sports medicine physician at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City. He is a former associate team physicain for the New York Mets and the nation's first nonsurgical sports as medicine fellowship-trained pysician.

Laura Tucker is the coauthor of several health and medical books. She lives with her husband and daughter in Brooklyn, New York.

Contents

Foreword by Jack C. Hughston, M.D.
Introduction by Jane E. Brody, The New York Times
Part I The knee
One The knee crisis
Two Help! It hurts!
Three The anatomy of the knee
Part II Preventing knee injruy
Four What puts you at risk: Biological factors
Five What puts you at risk: Controllable factors
Six The importance of proper training in preventing knee injury
Seven Play it safer: An activity-by-activity general knee health guide
Part III Knee pain and injury
Eight Finding a doctor
Nine Arriving at a diagnosis
Ten The most common knee problems
The ligaments
Meniscal injuries
Tendons
Bursa
Bone/articular cartilage
Arthritis
The patellofemoral joint
Part IV Getting better
Eleven Preparing for surgery
Twelve Physical therapy
The exercise workouts
The stretching workout
General knee health workout
ACL health workout
Patellofemoral health workout
Core strength workout
'On the fun' stretching and strengthening workout
Thirteen Complementary medicine
Fourteen The psychological effects of knee injury
Part V Groups with special concerns
Fifteen Special concerns: Women
Sixteen Special concerns: Children
Seventeen Special concerns: The elderly
Eighteen Special concerns: The disabled
Part VI Conclusion
Nineteen The future looks bright… (altro)