Testimonials

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Our 14 year old son tore his ACL and medial meniscus during gym the day before he was to start 8 th grade basketball. Our trusted general orthopedist said that because of his open growth plates, he would essentially have to curtail all his activities for 18 months at least. We were devastated, and willing to take him anywhere necessary to be treated. We did a search of the medical literature and found out that the surgeon with the most experience with immature knees was right here in Indianapolis at the Shelbourne Knee Center. Dr. Shelbourne felt that John was a good candidate for reconstruction and in fact would be less likely to risk further damage to the unstable knee if he had the surgery. Surgery was performed along with meticulous follow up and rehab. Less than one year after his injury, he made the freshman basketball team and had grown 2 inches. He is still growing and has equal knee strength and leg length.

As a physician and a parent I would strongly recommend Dr. Shelbourne and the staff at the Shelbourne Knee Center for adolescent athletes and for any patient with knee issues.

Barbara R. Davis, M.D.

Hi Doctor Shelbourne…Good results for Charlie Wargel, the 60 year old kid!!!

Just a quick update on progress since last April… When I met you just before Bill's surgery.

You know we prayed that Bill could get a good doctor and have successful surgery and that we might ski again…well that happened, but you know… I got the miracle!!!!

Work with you and Lea, and the Elite-seat has been very successful in my opinion and I want you to know that and if you ever need anyone to testify or give good words about your treatment for alignment, give me a call.

The progress includes what I am not doing ...

No longer taking any pain medication on a daily basis. I had taken Vioxx or Bextra for over 4 years until I started the Elite seat.
No longer experiencing piercing pain in the knee joint when I walk, or take the first couple of steps and that is sooooo good.
No longer experiencing pain every time I swing a golf club… and I have played a lot… as much as 54 holes a day… in one trip, averaged over 30 holes a day for 6 days… I am still using a cart, but walking more. I have used some Joint-ritis to reduce the heat in the knee. Joint-ritis has always been a good topical pain reliever for me and others I recommended it to… you might want to make that part of you recommendation… even My Doctor uses it and recommends it now. It is over the counter, can be bought at Walgreens or other drug stores.
No longer having a lot of pain when I sit or lay down… still get stiff if I sit too long.
Walking with much less limp… and have feeling the leg is much stronger…

What I am doing…

Elite seat 10 minutes daily or at least every other day and related stretching exercises. (The knee can now go straight, and almost get past straight… so still have some work to do.
Riding bike 30 minutes or so 3 or more times a week.
Increasing my walking on and off the golf course…
Still having some problems on the same leg (Left) related to ankle that I severely twisted last year and with the foot in which I broke 3 metatarsals 15 years ago… while doing the Elite seat, I was watching TV to pass the time and saw an ad for arch supports, I sent for them and they are improving the good feeling in both the foot and ankle. All part of that alignment!
If I know I am going to be on my leg for a long time and stressing it, I might take 2 Tylenol and maybe rub in some “Joint-ritis” which has always been a pain reliever for me…
I do experience some swelling mostly in the calf, some in the knee by the end of a normal day… but who looks at my legs anyway… I know, I should use ice, but that takes time
I still have, but much reduced, some pain in the muscles in the back of the calf, but that seems to be reducing as I continue to work on the stretching exercise…

AS YOU CAN SEE… I AM BLESSED BY YOUR REVIEW, OPINION AND RESULTS… I THANK GOD FOR CONNECTING US… AND ASK HIM TO CONTINUE BLESSING YOU IN ALL YOU DO FOR OTHERS.

I ALSO WANT TO CONGRATULATE YOU ON YOUR STAFF. I HAVE HAD GOOD VIBES AND RESULTS WITH LEAN AND ENJOY WORKING WITH HER!!!

EVERYONE ON YOUR STAFF THAT I HAVE DEALT WITH, HAVE BEEN SUPER, SMILING, AND HAPPY TO ACCOMMODATE ME… AND BRAG ON YOU!!! AND I KNOW WHY.

THANKS TO ALL… I will keep you updated and drop in to see you when I am around Indy. But as I say, if you need someone to brag, or someone to talk about in case study, you can use me…

Peace, Charlie Wargel