Posted by Holly on October 21, 2003 at 04:24:42:
I noticed that some of the people that post on this board seem to be avid runners. Is running considered to be a good therapy for recovering perthes patients. My daughter (12) is now in the regrowth stage and has been taken off restrictions and her activities are pretty much "what she wants to do that she can tolerate pain free" After 20 months of inactivity/no running or jumping she has to re train herself to run. My husband asked the orthopedic if we should encourage her to jog. The ortho said only if she wants to do it because the pavement is jarring to the knee. I was under the impression that you regular runners found the constant movement of the hip a good therapy. What is teh general consensus out there? Thanks iin advance for any help!