Reviews
My maternal grandmother, who has since passed away, suffered terribly in her later years because her knee cartilage had worn away; she eventually could hardly walk. My mother and I, her daughter, couldn't help worrying about our own knee-joint health. I had always thought that once knee cartilage wears away, nothing can be done. I also couldn't fully trust how much benefit a knee replacement would provide. Since cartilage wears down with age, I couldn't help worrying about it. I had often heard
When I listen to my parents these days, I hear a lot of stories about people around them who got sick and had surgery. Since they're older, those stories have started to feel normal, but at some point they also began to feel a little sad because they could soon be about my parents—and then me. I recently learned that an artificial knee joint has a limited lifespan; I had thought that once you had knee replacement surgery, you'd be set for life. I heard about someone who was advised against
The author is an orthopedic surgeon and knee specialist who developed a surgical technique that does not cut muscle and leaves a smaller wound. He is known for his surgical skill, but also for not recommending surgery right away. His firm belief that surgery should be a last resort comes through in this book. He explains the conservative treatments he developed and what readers can do to put them into practice, as well as why he avoids immediate surgery: he has personally seen knees heal on
Of the more than 200 joints in our bodies, the knee bears the greatest weight. It plays a correspondingly important role in our activity: how much and how freely we can move depends on how well our knee joints function. The author considers it his calling as a doctor to meet patients suffering from knee pain, listen to them, work with them to find the cause, and ultimately relieve their pain. He has treated only knee joints for well over 15 years, since 2006. About four years ago, he published
A 100-Year Knee: Make the Pain Disappear and Walk as if by Magic, by Ichiro Tatsumi, translated by Hyunjung Kim, Hans Media, May 3, 2024. The author says he saw 14,000 knees over 17 years and performed 5,300 operations. That works out to surgery for one out of every three patients, or 312 operations a year (5,300 divided by 17). Maybe he even did two a day. Now that someone with that background says surgery isn't the only option, what else is there? The more the author studied knees, the more
When I picked up this book and started reading, I thought, 'You have nothing to lose by trying'—the claim that you can restore a damaged knee without surgery sounded too good to ignore. Lately my mother has constantly complained of knee pain and says she can't walk without painkillers. I wondered whether painkillers really were the only answer. I've also gained weight and reached a point where I notice my knees hurting when I walk. I don't believe 100 percent that the pain will disappear and
As I've gotten older, I've seen many elderly people suffer from knee-joint problems. I had always heard that once knee cartilage wears down, it causes pain and eventually surgery is unavoidable, and I've seen many such cases around me. So I've always believed it's important to take good care of the knees. But this book challenges everything I thought I knew and says surgery isn't the only answer even when your knees hurt. I opened it to find out why and whether the evidence is solid. The title
A 100-Year Knee: The Start of a Healthy Century, Beginning with Your Knees. There is a subway station where the escalator only goes down. I huff and puff as I climb the steep stairs. 'If it's hard, they should make it go up—why did they set it to go down?' Going down is effortless; I can just flick my shoes forward and glide down. But climbing? There's no need to plaster the walls with signs saying, 'Take the stairs for your health.' I'd rather avoid it. Then, as you get older, a certain moment
I first experienced knee pain when I took up basketball again after many years, now that I'm older. It was a really sharp, unpleasant sensation. I had all kinds of thoughts, and naturally became interested in knee health. That's why I read Dr. Ichiro Tatsumi's book A 100-Year Knee. Surgery isn't the only answer for knee pain, and conservative treatment should always come before surgery. The book says knee pain can be relieved through lifestyle changes and cartilage exercises, especially the
We are moving into an age when living to 100 is becoming a reality rather than a hope. South Koreans' average life expectancy is expected to exceed 90 soon, so it may not be long before living past 100 no longer sounds unusual. But even if we live to 100 after passing 90, those years may not be happy if we can't walk properly and have to stay inside, or depend on a wheelchair to connect with the outside world. Whether we want to do what we love, travel, exercise, or enjoy time with friends, we
Ichiro Tatsumi: 100-Year Knee
You can restore a damaged knee without surgery! The real treatment that gets to the root of pain, as learned from 14,000 knees. A doctor who specializes in knees says, 'Knees aren't something you operate on.' He argues that the human knee is built to last more than 100 years and that anyone can use it for a long time without problems if they preserve and care for it properly. When he goes so far as to say, 'Worn knee cartilage can regenerate on its own,' you may even wonder, 'Is this person really a doctor?' The new book A 100-Year Knee explains how to build knees that last a lifetime, as taught by a world-renowned superdoctor. After treating 14,000 knees over 20 years, the author found an answer to how people can escape painful knee pain without surgery, and he explains it in detail. Quite a few people who were told at other hospitals that surgery was their only option have regained healthy knees without surgery by consistently following his conservative treatment. The book uses clear, detailed examples to help readers understand the essentials of preserving and restoring their knees, and introduces exercises that are easy to do at home or at the office. If your knees are troubling you, pick up this book now and start moving beyond that relentless pain.
Korean title: 100년 무릎
Korean author: 다쓰미 이치로
Korean publisher: 한스미디어
ISBN-13: 9791193712238
Reviews
My maternal grandmother, who has since passed away, suffered terribly in her later years because her knee cartilage had worn away; she eventually could hardly walk. My mother and I, her daughter, couldn't help worrying about our own knee-joint health. I had always thought that once knee cartilage wears away, nothing can be done. I also couldn't fully trust how much benefit a knee replacement would provide. Since cartilage wears down with age, I couldn't help worrying about it. I had often heard
When I listen to my parents these days, I hear a lot of stories about people around them who got sick and had surgery. Since they're older, those stories have started to feel normal, but at some point they also began to feel a little sad because they could soon be about my parents—and then me. I recently learned that an artificial knee joint has a limited lifespan; I had thought that once you had knee replacement surgery, you'd be set for life. I heard about someone who was advised against
The author is an orthopedic surgeon and knee specialist who developed a surgical technique that does not cut muscle and leaves a smaller wound. He is known for his surgical skill, but also for not recommending surgery right away. His firm belief that surgery should be a last resort comes through in this book. He explains the conservative treatments he developed and what readers can do to put them into practice, as well as why he avoids immediate surgery: he has personally seen knees heal on
Of the more than 200 joints in our bodies, the knee bears the greatest weight. It plays a correspondingly important role in our activity: how much and how freely we can move depends on how well our knee joints function. The author considers it his calling as a doctor to meet patients suffering from knee pain, listen to them, work with them to find the cause, and ultimately relieve their pain. He has treated only knee joints for well over 15 years, since 2006. About four years ago, he published
A 100-Year Knee: Make the Pain Disappear and Walk as if by Magic, by Ichiro Tatsumi, translated by Hyunjung Kim, Hans Media, May 3, 2024. The author says he saw 14,000 knees over 17 years and performed 5,300 operations. That works out to surgery for one out of every three patients, or 312 operations a year (5,300 divided by 17). Maybe he even did two a day. Now that someone with that background says surgery isn't the only option, what else is there? The more the author studied knees, the more
When I picked up this book and started reading, I thought, 'You have nothing to lose by trying'—the claim that you can restore a damaged knee without surgery sounded too good to ignore. Lately my mother has constantly complained of knee pain and says she can't walk without painkillers. I wondered whether painkillers really were the only answer. I've also gained weight and reached a point where I notice my knees hurting when I walk. I don't believe 100 percent that the pain will disappear and
As I've gotten older, I've seen many elderly people suffer from knee-joint problems. I had always heard that once knee cartilage wears down, it causes pain and eventually surgery is unavoidable, and I've seen many such cases around me. So I've always believed it's important to take good care of the knees. But this book challenges everything I thought I knew and says surgery isn't the only answer even when your knees hurt. I opened it to find out why and whether the evidence is solid. The title
A 100-Year Knee: The Start of a Healthy Century, Beginning with Your Knees. There is a subway station where the escalator only goes down. I huff and puff as I climb the steep stairs. 'If it's hard, they should make it go up—why did they set it to go down?' Going down is effortless; I can just flick my shoes forward and glide down. But climbing? There's no need to plaster the walls with signs saying, 'Take the stairs for your health.' I'd rather avoid it. Then, as you get older, a certain moment
I first experienced knee pain when I took up basketball again after many years, now that I'm older. It was a really sharp, unpleasant sensation. I had all kinds of thoughts, and naturally became interested in knee health. That's why I read Dr. Ichiro Tatsumi's book A 100-Year Knee. Surgery isn't the only answer for knee pain, and conservative treatment should always come before surgery. The book says knee pain can be relieved through lifestyle changes and cartilage exercises, especially the
We are moving into an age when living to 100 is becoming a reality rather than a hope. South Koreans' average life expectancy is expected to exceed 90 soon, so it may not be long before living past 100 no longer sounds unusual. But even if we live to 100 after passing 90, those years may not be happy if we can't walk properly and have to stay inside, or depend on a wheelchair to connect with the outside world. Whether we want to do what we love, travel, exercise, or enjoy time with friends, we
