Reviews

I used Dr. Andrew Wickline’s book while preparing for and during my recovery from a total knee replacement. The book lays out a complete plan for preparing yourself and your home for surgery and recovery. Beginning just hours after surgery, you start to ice and work the new joint. Day by day during those first two weeks, you ice, flex, pump and stretch your leg with the heel hang every hour for 15 hours. But day by day you experience measured improvement. At my two week post-op appointment I was able to easily reach 122 degrees of bend with my new knee. I was walking confidently, using a cane only for a sense of security. By three week the cane was gone. While I still ice, as needed, and work the joint daily, now 8 weeks post-op, I am, and have been, fully back in the flow of life for over a month. I am still cautious, and I pay close attention to any pain, but I did my first hike 6 weeks and 2 days after surgery. How? I followed Dr. Wickline’s program, exactly as he describes in his book. Is this program effortless? Far from it! Is it worth doing the work? Yes! For the first time in well over a year I am pain free in my knee, and unless I inform them, people cannot tell that I have had a total knee replacement, as the scar is so fine. When you get this book as you prepare for surgery, just do it! You will thank Dr. Wickline at your six week appointment!