McEwen's recovery (graphic pics)
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McEwen's recovery (graphic pics)
he's providing a lot of details on his personal website. what I found most interesting was the high-zoot equipment he has for rehab:
A photo of his post-op knee:
Originally Posted by Robbie McEwen
I've been supplied (at very short notice so great job to get it ready in a matter of hours) with a custom made Kinetec machine to automatically, passively flex and extend the knee joint to keep it mobile.
A photo of his post-op knee:
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looks like a bad horror movie. except real.
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"I'm also using an altitude training device set at 3000m and an Oximeter to ensure that I stay around 88 - 90% blood oxygen saturation"
Red knob (not button) is to control the movement of the Kinetec machine.
Red knob (not button) is to control the movement of the Kinetec machine.
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I have my dad's old oximeter. It's quicker than strapping on the HRM for a pulse check. no use for the blood oxygen saturation number though.
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keeping blood oxygen levels high should help with recovery.
which is also the medical use for EPO if I'm not mistaken.
I'm no doctor though.
which is also the medical use for EPO if I'm not mistaken.
I'm no doctor though.
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88-90% saturation is kinda low irc. The few times i've had my finger in one of those, the nurse told me to ring her if it got below 93%
The altitude simulator set at 3,000m (~10,000 ft) would obviously be less oxygen...
The altitude simulator set at 3,000m (~10,000 ft) would obviously be less oxygen...
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thanks for the correction.
I would like to stress that I'm no doctor
but yeah, that makes sense to preserve fitness as much as possible.
I would like to stress that I'm no doctor
but yeah, that makes sense to preserve fitness as much as possible.
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I did some youtubing to try to find his collision, but only found pictures of the aftermath... unless I'm missing something. Sucked to see his face in so much pain as he struggled to get his food out of the pedal!
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I actually think those machines to move the knee is pretty common these days. My aunt had a new knee put in recently and she's currently using one. And she's no pro athlete or anything. No oxygen mask though.