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 | | From: | Vegasfan | | Subject: | Cho-Pat knee brace...Any Good? | | Date: | Thu, 20 Jan 2005 03:50:07 GMT |
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 | I'm a heavy runner,200+lb and I had surgery on my knee a year ago. I
have been riding my bike and walking since the surgery with no pain at
all and now I want to start easing back into running.
I had a torn miniscus and most of my cartlidge is gone. The doctor
recommended I give up running and find some other means of getting a
cardiovascular workout. I'm not a fast runner, more of a very slow
jogger or shuffler but I still enjoy it more than walking or biking.
I would like to get something that takes the pressure off the knee so
as to not reinjure the knee. I've seen the ads for Cho Pat knee braces.
Has anyone here used them and what kind of results did you have? Any
other recommendations?
Thanks,
Clyde
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| | From: | Harold Buck | | Subject: | Re: Cho-Pat knee brace...Any Good? | | Date: | Wed, 19 Jan 2005 23:02:16 -0500 |
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| In article , Vegasfan
wrote:
> I would like to get something that takes the pressure off the knee so
> as to not reinjure the knee. I've seen the ads for Cho Pat knee braces.
> Has anyone here used them and what kind of results did you have? Any
> other recommendations?
I'd wait for them to come up with a clinical trial that shows it's
effective. These companies make millions from people thinking, "Well,
what's the harm in trying it?" The answer is that you're most likely
flushing money down the toilet in exchange for a placebo.
--Harold Buck
"I used to rock and roll all night,
and party every day.
Then it was every other day. . . ."
-Homer J. Simpson
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| | From: | Dan Stumpus | | Subject: | Re: Cho-Pat knee brace...Any Good? | | Date: | Thu, 20 Jan 2005 04:24:30 GMT |
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| At the risk of being cruel, heartless, etc, I think the single best thing
you could do for your knee is lose some of those lbs before going back to
running.
And even then, my advice is to jog on soft surfaces (tartan track, indoor
wood track, dirt, etc). But if the knee still hurts, I'd move over to
biking. I have a couple of friends who had to give up running, and who have
a lot of fun in the biking world.
Good luck.
-- Dan
"Vegasfan" wrote in message
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> I'm a heavy runner,200+lb and I had surgery on my knee a year ago. I have
> been riding my bike and walking since the surgery with no pain at all and
> now I want to start easing back into running.
> I had a torn miniscus and most of my cartlidge is gone. The doctor
> recommended I give up running and find some other means of getting a
> cardiovascular workout. I'm not a fast runner, more of a very slow jogger
> or shuffler but I still enjoy it more than walking or biking.
> I would like to get something that takes the pressure off the knee so as
> to not reinjure the knee. I've seen the ads for Cho Pat knee braces. Has
> anyone here used them and what kind of results did you have? Any other
> recommendations?
> Thanks,
> Clyde
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