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Knee Replacement to Pain-free Squatting

Do you have knee pain? Maybe it's from a sports injury and you've damaged some of the structures of the knee. It could be that you've had a knee replacement and the recovery has had some complications. Or maybe you haven't had a formal diagnosis such as a torn ACL or meniscus. But certain movements and activities cause pain and discomfort. So much so that you've given up skiing and pick-up basketball. And it's not that you don't enjoy these sports anymore but that the pain, discomfort and swelling just isn't worth it. As someone who has had bilateral ACL reconstructions I can related to those suffering from knee pain. And I can appreciate the demands on this joint when skiing, playing football or even going for a long walk on the beach with my daughters. Recently we had the opportunity to work with Gerry F. to help him after his knee replacement. I've known Gerry for a number of years through our church and school. And I'd see him at the hockey games on a weekly basis. Each week I'd notice an improvement in his gait and less reliance on the cane. He seemed to be on or even ahead of pace for his recovery. But then the recovery got stuck. And the pain didn't continue to subside. And the range of motion didn't continue to improve. Maybe this was all Gerry could expect from his recovery? We should know that surgery doesn't bring us back to 100% of our pre-injured state. How close to 100% is possibe we can never know and this varies from person to person. So Gerry came to see us and find out what we would recommend in terms of a coaching and programming protocol to help him push past the current state of his knee. When...

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