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Mr. David Houlihan Patient Testimonials
MR DC
Knee Replacement Surgery
Today marked the second anniversary of the day you changed both my knees and I would like to take the opportunity to thank you for revitalising my life. The first most noticeable effect was that I was able to carry shopping etc with no pain.
You told me I would be back on my bike "perhaps in twelve months". You were almost right. I had to get a slightly different cycle but was riding it fifteen months later.
I am pleased to say physically I am in better shape than almost anyone I know of my age.
Thank you, keep you the good work.
Mrs WA
Knee Replacement Surgery
I would like to say a great big thank you for my new knees. My life is so different now. I am able to do things I have not done for years. To be rid of the pain and walk again and do all my housework, gardening etc, unaided, is wonderful.
I also appreciate all the care and kindness shown to me by everyone while undergoing my treatment.
Mrs JP
Knee Replacement Surgery
I have just returned from holiday in France. The sun was shining - the snow was perfect - the slopes called and I skied.
My intention was only to ski blue runs, but by mistake my husband and I found ourselves on a red run and I had to continue - moguls and slushes - and I managed.
Thank you for making this possible; the knee coped well. The family and I were delighted. Thank you again.
 Following your treatment of Michael's knee He has now been selected into the England Karate Squad for the next two years. With your help he has made a full recovery, narrowly missing his 1st England place for the World Championships this November. Now firmly classified as 2nd in the country he is competing in Europe regularly. Many thanks for all you help in making Mikes dream come true
Tom, Wakeboarder
  'I was extremely pleased with the work that was done, the surgeons were very friendly and I was made very comfortable at all times.
The treatment has restored me to full fitness and I am able to ride again with full confidence, enabling me to take my wakeboarding to new heights. I am very grateful for the help I was given to get me back on track'
Mrs B Cook
Bilateral Simultaneous knee Replacements, 2009
Now that six months have passed since you operated on both my knees, I would like to thank you most sincerely not only for the very successful joint implants but also for giving me such good advice at the time on the options facing me. I did find it difficult then to decide between having one or two knees done. I now appreciate that there is a very considerable amount of effort subsequently needed to rebuild new knees into fully operating joints and I am now reaping the benefits from the exercise regime which I have carried out on your specific advice. I am also now very glad to have both knees complete rather than be contemplating facing a repetition of the process !
Mr S Murphy
ACL reconstruction, 2009
I thought I'd let you know I've just signed up for the London Triathlon next year! I've really been putting in the gym sessions and my knee feels great. The muscle definition is good, and getting better all the time with the swimming, cycling and the gym, and as I've just put my name down for the London triathlon, I thought it would be a good time to say thank you.
I'm back playing some six-a-side football, running, cycling and swimming and I couldn't have hoped for my knee to feel any better.
Many thanks again.
 As a runner and occasional triathlete it was almost inevitable that after 30 years of regular training and competition something was going give! My excellent physio, Alex Drummond (Drummond Clinic & Sportsfeet UK, Maidenhead), had treated my lower back problems and managed to keep me on my feet for the past 8 years, but when my right knee became swollen and painful in 2007 Alex quite correctly decided that expert help was needed and facilitated an introduction to David Houlihan-Burne.
As an athlete my relief on meeting David for the first time was palpable: here was young guy with
an acute interest in sport himself, as an age-group triathlete of some notoriety, who was clearly sympathetic to my circumstances. No sharp intake of breath, or "don't you think at your age it's time to hang up your spikes" from this guy.
 An MRI scan and X-rays were promptly booked revealing damage to the medial meniscus, but an otherwise healthy knee. Day surgery was subsequently booked and performed by David and I was able to walk out of Bishopswood under my own steam. 10 days later I was running again!
Unfortunately a year on I suffered a further setback experiencing similar, but slightly different symptoms, which I struggled to ignore and finally gave in to a further consultation with David. This time it was wear and tear to the cartilage covering the femur (just like Freddie Flintoff), the solution being the relatively new procedure of "micro-fracture". 6 weeks on crutches and 12 before I could run again, however, which felt like an eternity. Despite my advanced age, David was confident that I would follow the rehab programme to the letter and increase the odds of success, which were otherwise stacked against me.
8 months on, I have competed with considerable success throughout the summer of 2009 at sprint distance triathlon and I am now training 6 days a week (running and cycling) with no ill-effects.
There is no doubt that, thanks to David Houlihan-Burne, I have been able to train and compete at this level and whilst my track career is sadly over, I have reinvented myself as a triathlete and aim to keep going for as long I continue to enjoy it.
Robert Briggs aged 55
GB age-group Duathlete World Champs 1997 & 1999
GB age-group Triathlete World Champs 1998 & 2001
GB age-group 800 metre competitor World Masters' Champs:
2005-semi-finalist outdoor
2006-finalist indoor & bronze medal UK Champs
Multiple Sprint Distance age-group triathlon winner 2009
MR AF - Arthroscopic Knee Surgery
I just wanted to drop you a note to say a big thank you. I had my left knee op back in the summer. It is an incredible feeling and each time I go to take a step up or down some stairs and expect the knee to give, nothing happens and it is as strong as it ever was.
Thanks very much!
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