Say Goodbye to Knee Pain
Chapter 1Anatomy of the Knee:
The Body's Complex Joint
Jonathan is a young techie who knows all the parts of a computer, flat-screen television, mobile phone, and other miracles of the information age. The anatomy of these machines is easy for him to understand. He is well versed in gigabytes, Wi-Fi, motherboards, firewalls, Bluetooth, and RAM. However, when Jonathan's doctor told him that his persistent knee pain was caused by subluxation of his patella, he was clueless about such a simple yet important part of his own anatomy -- the groove in which his kneecap glides. Perhaps his doctor should have compared it to the space bar on his computer keyboard, so he would understand why proper tracking in this groove is so important.
Jonathan is not alone. Many people know a lot more about the anatomy of technology than they do about their own bodies -- the most precious "machine" they have. Your knee is your body's most complex joint, a crucial component of what makes you mobile, yet you might be hardpressed to name parts of your knee beyond kneecap or tendon. There are other key components that you nee ... read full excerpt from: Say Goodbye to Knee Pain ebook
