09/27/2026
๐ ๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ | ๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ โค๏ธ
๐พ๐๐ง๐ค๐ก ๐ฝ๐ง๐๐๐ข | ๐พ๐ง๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐๐ฌ
There was a point when Carol Bream wondered if she might have to give up horseback riding altogether.
At 77, Carol had been dealing with knee pain that affected nearly everything: walking, sleeping, standing, bending down, and especially riding and caring for her horses.
Before surgery and physical therapy, mounting her horse had become so difficult that ๐จ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ค๐ฃ ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ช๐จ๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐๐ฉ ๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ค๐๐.
Eventually, Carol underwent a total knee replacement. After inpatient rehabilitation, she was still dealing with more pain than she expected and very limited range of motion.
Then she began working with Kim at our Crestview clinic.
Carol remembers being challenged. Kim incorporated strengthening exercises, manual therapy, and something Carol especially appreciated: explaining why she was being asked to do each exercise.
In Carolโs words:
โ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ ๐ฌ๐ค๐ง๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ ๐๐ค๐ฉ ๐ง๐๐จ๐ช๐ก๐ฉ๐จ!โ
And those results eventually followed Carol far beyond the clinic.
Today, she describes herself as stronger, more flexible, and free of knee pain. She can bend her knees again, take walks without knee pain, pull weeds, unload bales of hay, and handle 50-๐ฅ๐ค๐ช๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐๐จ ๐ค๐ ๐๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ ๐๐๐๐ without a problem.
And yes...
๐๐๐โ๐จ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ค๐ง๐จ๐. ๐
But Carol isn't looking at 77 as a reason to slow down.
Her mother remained active until age 97, and Carol has set her sights even further:
โ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐ค๐ก๐ก๐ค๐ฌ ๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ค๐ค๐ฉ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ฅ๐จ, ๐ค๐ง ๐๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐ง ๐ฎ๐๐ฉ... ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ค๐ฃ๐ 97 ๐ฎ๐๐๐ง๐จ ๐ค๐ ๐๐๐.โ
It feels fitting to close our 7 ๐๐ฉ๐ค๐ง๐๐๐จ ๐๐ค๐ง 7 ๐๐๐๐ง๐จ with Carol.
Seven patients. Seven different journeys. Seven reminders that progress is ultimately about getting back to the life that matters to you.
Carol, thank you for trusting our Crestview team, and for allowing us to share your story.
77 ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ก๐ก ๐ง๐๐๐๐ฃ๐. ๐๐๐ง๐โ๐จ ๐ฉ๐ค 97 ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ค๐ฃ๐. โค๏ธ
