Diego P. - NY, NY

Back in 2007 I was working very long hours, rarely exercised and was slightly overweight. One night I went to play soccer and severely injured my meniscus. Three different doctors recommended surgery but I delayed it for three months until it became clear that the pin would never go away completely. This delay made the recovery much more painful and lengthy that it would have been otherwise. The muscles on my left leg were significantly weaker than those on my right leg, and there was now an imbalance on my hips because I was overstressing my right leg.

Karena accurately diagnosed my condition and carefully devised a plan to gradually get me back to normal. The plan included stretching, strength training, balancing, massages, hot/cold therapy, electroshock therapy, and even Pilates. As a result, I was able to, not only recover from my injury, but become more active than I was before the incident. My knee is now in such good shape, that I was able to become an avid runner and lose over 20 pounds. I have run 6 half marathons, and just ran my first marathon in three hours and 38 minutes!