Is It Possible To Heal Constant Chronic Knee Pain After Surgery?The answer is: YesIf you want to eliminate the pain and swelling in your knees, the constant fear that your knees might "give out" at any moment, and get back to your "old self." - then this may just be the most important letter you've ever read.Dear Friend, I have some important questions for you. Think carefully as you answer.
If you answered "YES" to any of these questions, then I have some good news for you: You are NOT alone... Nearly everyone has experienced some sort of knee injury in his or her life. At that time, you were probably given the same regimen I was when my knee was injured ten years ago: R.I.C.E. RestIceCompressionElevationAll this is well and good. But... What if the situation doesn't change? What if your doctor does everything they can and you still have pain, swelling, and discomfort days, months, and even years after the initial injury and/or surgery? Chronic pain situations can ruin your outlook on life and even make you feel pessimistic about life in general. It may cause you to believe you've been condemned to a life of pain... ...that your knee will be forever "screwed up"... "But is that the REAL truth?"In December of 1998 I dislocated my left knee while skiing. It was the first of four dislocations that I suffered. The second occurred while I was practicing judo... ...the third while playing volleyball... ...and the last one during a softball game. Finally, I decided to see an orthopedic doctor in an attempt to find out what was wrong! Yes, it took me that long... Yes, my learning curve can be flat at times... Yes, I sometimes don't take subtle hints very well... I was crushed to learn that I had torn the ACL (Anterior Cruciate Ligament) in my left knee, which meant there was nothing preventing my knee joint from dislocating over and over again. I was told I had two choices:
The surgery took place a month later and I followed up with 3 months of physical therapy with my goal to be back training judo like I did before. I worked hard and I never missed a session with the PT.... ...I was determined to succeed. I endured the pain and did the exercises faithfully knowing that once the doctor gave me the "green light" I could go back to Judo. Then the day finally came. My legs tested strong. My left leg was as strong as my right leg and the doctor gave me the "O.K." However, there was one problem. I still had pain in my knee not to mention the rest of my body. I was numb, confused, and frustrated I continued the R.I.C.E. therapy, but that wasn't really working. The drugs weren't an option any more... ...they just made me sick What the hell was going on? I did everything "by the book" and still I was in so much pain, in my knee and other places too (hips, back, shoulders, neck) ...and to make matter worse now it seemed like I was out of options. I was in pain, I was angry....pissed off....and frustrated. I couldn't really work out, participate in sports or continue my judo training like I wanted to...these were my favorite pastimes and stress releases. I was suffering in so many different ways - Physically, Mentally, and Emotionally. There seemed to be no escape. Where do I get help? The doctor and the PT did all they could and now is this the life I have left? Who do I turn to? Who do I trust? Where could I find answers when everyone around me was telling me that is just how it is? Condemned to doing a few "half-assed" exercises in pain, injuring myself again and then have to sit out for days or weeks until my body healed? Well kind of healed? What kind of F****** life is that? I felt as though I was at a dead end - that I would be forced to live out the rest of my days with a sore knee that I would be "babying" while everyone else enjoyed their lives. Then one day an old judo buddy started giving me some exercises he said I could do at home. "The results amazed me!"I felt muscles working in my body differently, and I started to see dramatic changes taking place. It was like "space" was being created where there was none before. The exercises were getting to the places that really needed them. The work was hard and I was sore afterwards, but this time it was different... A Beginning: The 5 Mistakes Knee Pain Sufferers Make - And How to Avoid Them.1.) Not Enough WaterHuman beings are 80% water. It is therefore vital to us - for our bodies to function efficiently and properly to clean themselves out. Even a small amount of water loss in the body depletes its ability to maintain adequate cleansing of the cells. When the water loss is persistent, the body is continually functioning at a deficit. The body's PH level goes down, creating an acidic state in the knees. This acid environment begins to irritate the nerve endings in the knees and your brain receives this message as knee pain. Proper hydration of the body raises its PH level and gives it the resources it needs to cleanse itself. This is the beginning of the end of your knee pain. 2.) Doing Knee Exercises Too FastIf you look at the knees on any anatomy chart you will notice something very peculiar. Specifically, that there are no muscles in the front of the knee! What you do find there are primarily are tendons, ligaments, and connective tissue. So why then does most literature advise chronic knee pain sufferers to strengthen the muscles around the knee to protect it from injury - not the tendons, ligaments, and connective tissue? If you do exercises "normally" one rep at a time for 12 to 15 reps, odds are you will still have knee pain at the end of the day. Why? Muscle fatigue begins after 7 seconds of exercise. Therefore, if you are not doing each rep for longer than 7 seconds, you are not fatiguing the muscles long enough to build the strength in and around the knee joint itself. Tendons are what support the knee joint to provide smooth, pain-free movement. 3.) Improper BreathingThis builds on point number 2. It is difficult to do an exercise for more than 7 seconds without breathing. Most of the time, when you stress your bodies you tend to hold your breath. This is no different when you exercise, but then how are you going to fatigue the muscles to the point of failure to then be able to work on the tendons? By keeping your breathing constant (in through your nose and out through your mouth) during the entire exercise, you not only exercise your tendons, you also oxygenate the brain, preventing light-headedness. The more difficult or challenging the exercise, the faster the breathing should be. 4.) Poor DietThis also ties in closely with the PH level of the body I discussed in point 1. The foods you eat have a direct effect on the PH levels (acidic state) inside your body. The more "alive" the foods that you eat - meaning... ... foods that are delivered to the body in a condition that most closely resembles the one they were grown in - helps to increase the PH level in the body and decrease its acidic state. In other words: fresh fruits, vegetables, and whole grains reduce the acidic state (higher PH level) in the body, making it easier for it to reduce the pain, swelling, and inflammation that is going on in your knees. 5.) Negative Thought PatternsThoughts have power. If you're constantly saying to yourself "I have bad knees" or "my knees always hurt", what kind of reality are you creating for yourself? The fact of the matter is your knees are "mis-understood". By understanding your knees and giving them what they need, you will start to dispense with the pain in a very short period of time. Thinking positively about your situation creates the opportunity for the knees to heal - instead of putting you back into mindset that led to the knee pain in the first place. I know these simple techniques work because I practiced them - to remarkable effect. I had the weak, swollen, tender achy knees that hurt when I walked and kept me awake at night. I understand the worry of ending up on the ground because my knees might not support me. I remember the pain, the tension and discomfort the rest of my body felt because it had to compensate for my lack of confidence in my knees. "But today I live the life that I want..."...and I am not afraid of my knees... ...that they'll hurt or stay swollen for days after I go on a run. More than that my legs feel light, strong, and can work all day long like a pair of pistons. What have I learned from nine years studying knee pain healing techniques? Quite a lot... Which is why I decided to write this e-Book. It contains the collected learning from nearly a decade of study, application in my practice, and personal trial and error. With it, you'll be able to get your "old life back," and all the confidence you had before your knee pain began. By following the exercises - consistently and on a day-to-day basis - you'll realize dramatic reductions in pain and increases in your sense of overall well being. I'm so convinced of that fact that I'll give you a 100% refund should you not begin to see improvements in 30 days. "My program is simple, easy to follow & only takes 11 minutes a day!"
Don't Take My Word On It Though...
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