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Treat Your Own Knees offers an effective and complete do-it yourself program for anyone who suffers from knee pain: athletes, sports enthusiasts, elderly overweight people, those who have arthritis or damaged knee joints, or just regular people. The simple exercises described in this book are clearly illustrated, and guidelines are included for massages, relaxation techniques and heat therapy for managing pain. This book also comes with handy charts that will help you progress as you try to enhance knee mobility. Born out of the author’s physical therapy practice and research, Treat Your Own Knees is the ultimate guide to improving and maintaining: Muscular strength; Flexibility; Responsiveness; Endurance. If you have ever felt your knees hurt while stretching rising from a chair, running, exercising-or even walking- this is the book for you.