I have an injury to my left knee and weakness in the quadriceps and hampstrings. In addition to that, I have arthiritis in the same knee. At the time before my first Astym treatment, I had extreme difficulty climbing stairs without assistance, getting out of the chair or bed and walking at normal pace. My first treatment was PAINFUL!! The PT only concentrated right below my knee and a little on the quads. The pain closests to that was child labor pains. I swear--I was clenching the bench and trying not to cuss. The second treatment was just as painful but this time the PT did the full leg from the ankles to the top of the thigh front and back. After that treatment--i had good results. By my fourth treatment..I can climb stairs, get off the chair without struggling, and walk at a comfortable pace. (All within two weeks!) The pain does subsides as you improve. There may be hot spots that are extremely painful..but you have to just grit your teeth through it to see results.
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I have an injury to my left knee and weakness in the quadriceps and hampstrings. In addition to that, I have arthiritis in the same knee. At the time before my first Astym treatment, I had extreme difficulty climbing stairs without assistance, getting out of the chair or bed and walking at normal pace. My first treatment was PAINFUL!! The PT only concentrated right below my knee and a little on the quads. The pain closests to that was child labor pains. I swear--I was clenching the bench and trying not to cuss. The second treatment was just as painful but this time the PT did the full leg from the ankles to the top of the thigh front and back. After that treatment--i had good results. By my fourth treatment..I can climb stairs, get off the chair without struggling, and walk at a comfortable pace. (All within two weeks!) The pain does subsides as you improve. There may be hot spots that are extremely painful..but you have to just grit your teeth through it to see results.
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