Strayer release surgery

[Guest guest]

Has anyone had this done. They cut the calf open and stretch the tendon and then

put in a hard cast for 4 weeks. Doing it to get some relief. Have tried

everything.

Tamara

[Guest guest]

Tamara,

I have had good results with Citicoline. I buy it online at viticost.com . I

can't say why it helps with tendons but it has.

[Guest guest]

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So how does Citicoline stretch the tendons!

Tamara

[Guest guest]

I can't say for sure but it worked for me. Maybe the choline is something I am

lacking?

In a message dated 2/26/2010 9:48:58 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,

tamara_pl@... writes:

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So how does Citicoline stretch the tendons!

Tamara

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Tamarra,

I asked Glen Pfeffer, MD (orthopepdist and CMT surgeon at Cedars in Los Angeles)

about this. Here is his reply

" If appropriate the Strayer is a good way to go in a patient who has a

contracture that only involves the Gastroc calf muscle. The simple surgery

releases the tight fascia over the muscle, letting the muscle stretch out. It is

a trendy operation now, but is rarely appropriate for a patient with CMT. CMT

patients usually have a contracture of both calf muscles, so the Strayer is not

going to help. Furthermore, many people with CMT don't need any release of the

calf muscle. In that case, the surgery will only serve to further weaken the

already weak calf muscles. Sorry not to be more definitive, but it is a hard

call. If a surgeon who really knows what he/she is doing suggests the Strayer,

then go for it. "

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