No More Knee Pain: A Woman's Guide To Natural Prevention And Relief

by George Kessler, Colleen J. Kapklein

How women's hormones can affect their knees-and a natural, pain-free 12-week plan for relief.

Knee pain affects millions of Americans-and women make up the bulk of sufferers. But while it is a woman's anatomy, physiology, hormones, and habits that will likely determine when and how her knee will fail, many doctors still treat a woman's knee like a smaller version of a man's knee.

No More Knee Pain presents the first program designed especially for women. Written by Dr. George Kessler, who has helped hundreds of women heal their pain and reverse degenerative problems, this is the definitive book on female knee pain. Focusing on the structural and hormonal issues that bring about knee problems in women, No More Knee Pain is a groundbreaking new approach that shows women how they can at last find relief-without drugs or surgery.

Includes information on:

€ How unbalanced hormones can take a toll on the joints and what to do about it
€ The anatomy of the knee
€ What mainstream medicine offers women with knee pain-and what it doesn't
€ Nutritional supplements
€ What to eat to ease joint pain
€ Exercise dos and don'ts
€ Mind-body factors
€ Body mechanics, posture corrections, and knee exercises that really work-in just a few minutes a day

Genres: Health

320 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2004

Reviews

[Ron Wroblewski · Rating 4 out of 5]

It is a good book on knee pain which took me a long time to read, as I now have 2 artificial knees. Even though meant for women, most of the book would apply to men with knee problems. Very comprehensive in treatment options and very easy to understand.

[Marjorie Schultz · Rating 5 out of 5]

My Bible for how to reduce my knee pain.

[Chris]

Author is a D.O. (Osteopath) and gives very good description of the many things that can go wrong with your knee. My year and a half with orthopedic surgeons left me with very little understanding of what was going on in my knees and why they thought arthroscopic surgery would help. It is such a complicated joint and there are many bones, ligaments, cartilage parts, tendons, fluids, nerves and muscles than be damaged or go awry from injury or over use. I now "get" why my second knee still hurts and is not right, and I will soon start with a physical therapist and exercise therapist to work on correcting the underlying problem. I really do not want to have knee replacement 10 yrs from now, as the doc predicted.

[Jen · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book offered a wholistic view of joint health that made sense to me.

[Paula · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good book to read if your knees are troubling you. I feel I know my knees much better now and will take better care of them.

[Monica · Rating 3 out of 5]

Helpful tips on what to eat, how to exercise and common injuries to the knee that is specially for women!