Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 184
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Trim: 6¼ x 9½
978-1-4422-1102-5 • Hardback • September 2017 • $42.00 • (£35.00)
978-1-4422-1103-2 • eBook • September 2017 • $39.50 • (£30.00)
George Demirakos is a licensed physical therapist and certified athletic therapist who has worked with the Montreal Canadiens professional hockey team, the Canadian Tennis Championships, and with athletes in the 2004 and 2012 Olympic Games. He is currently the clinic director, senior physiotherapist, and leader of the sports medicine team of the Club Sportif MAA in downtown Montreal, and has served on the Advisory Boards of the McGill Faculty of Physiotherapy, and Sports Physiotherapy Canada - the nation’s professional association for sports physiotherapists. George recently worked as a physiotherapist on the set of Mummy 3 as well as X-Men: Days of Future Past, coming out in theaters next year. He is the author of Fix My Shoulder (Rowman).
Acknowledgements
Introduction
The introduction will cover the reasons as to why I decided to write the book, what it is about, and how to use it in a proper manner—along with advice about seeking professional medical attention when warranted.
Chapter 1
The Knee Blueprint
Chapter 1 shows readers how it is “put together” and why and how it is able to do all the things it can do. You’ll understand why injuries occur at different places on the knee, why you feel pain in the front of the knee, and why the knee gets “pinched” and hurts so sharply when you try to do bend for that pen that you dropped on the floor.
Chapter 2
Why is your knee at risk of injury?
Chapter 2 is about the things that can go wrong. I’ll review injuries and the various conditions the knee can get into—tendonitis, sprains and strains—and what typically causes them. This chapter specifically makes clear why and how things can go wrong, producing the kind of debilitating discomfort and pain that has made readers to come to this book, enabling and empowering them with precisely that understanding.
Chapter 3
My knee is shot!
Chapter 3 sets forth the different kinds of knee pain that are typically felt and how to tell the difference between a traumatic and a biomechanical injury. I’ll also lay out the first steps to take when you feel pain—like how to reduce the inflammation or rest an overused tendon. The last thing you want to do is make the condition worse before you begin to heal your knee. Chapter 3 makes sure you don’t do that, so that you can begin the healing of your knee quickly, confidently, and effectively.
Chapter 4
The knee shop
Chapter 4, the core of the book, sets forth the program of exercises for strengthening the knee to treat a painful problem. Here is where the theory is put into practice, and real results can be seen and felt. I’ve put the exercises together in a way that ensures getting the best results possible in a time-efficient manner.
Chapter 5
Running
Why the way you sit and stand can contribute to knee problems and pain. Chapter 5 shows readers how to train the proper muscles for running, the primary and stabilizing muscles that people might not think about how flexible muscles can actually get you stronger, review of proper shoes to wear with running, and why strengthening your foot might be the biggest weak link in the body. As well, why rolling might not be as effective as people might think. I promise that these techniques will make readers feel as good as new after a long day!
Chapter 6
Getting your knee into Super Shape!
This chapter will go through the prevention program of exercises. How to get your knee into the best condition of your life through strengthening, and flexibility of the knee for a lifetime. Bottom line: here’s how to avoid a rehab clinic or the surgeon’s scalpel for good as you stay strong, fit, and active.
Demirakos was a life-saver. Having had shoulder surgery just weeks before coming to Montreal for work, Demirakos treated me like a long-time friend. He, and his staff, worked diligently around my hectic schedule to orchestrate a full rehabilitation that was both targeted and effective. I couldn’t have been more impressed with everything about him, his approach, his treatment, and his care.
— Nicholas Pepper, Head of Television for The Mark Gordon Company; Executive Producer, Designated Survivor, Quantico, Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders
George Demirakos knows his stuff. I’ve had knee issues for years. George’s book has one great rehab tip after another.
— Tony Horton, Creator of P90x, world -renowned Fitness Trainer
George is a thoughtful and smart professional. His attention to my body and lifestyle helped me learn how to deal with my physical pain. He’s fabulous and I would recommend his book to anyone who is in need of his expertise. Thank you George!!!
— Jillian Lapedus, senior manager nation events, Equinox Sports Clubs