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Totally agree with this article. Had hip replacement for labral tear which i had for over ten years, in agony, unable to walk correctly, or bear weight. Had hip replacement six months ago, and still in pain, limping, etc. Very depressing after so much painfull surgery. Agony for the first month, DVT after op, and general disappointment with the whole thing. No NHS (UK) physio after op. But on doing the exercises you prescribe feel 100 times better. WOW! Perhaps good physio/exercises are cure
All sounds like TMS ?
Over the course of several decades of bone-on-bone wear after a femoral head fracture in my youth, my left leg was 1.75 inches 'shorter' than my right leg. The shortening was due to both the ball of the femur grinding down to be 'shorter' and the acetabular socket being ground out and displaced upwards. This resulted in a severe reduction in my range of motion. My hip would no longer pivot or extend outwards, only a limited front and back walking motion. My replacement hip is 11 pain-free years.
I strongly disagree. For the last few years, I was basically dragging my left leg. I couldn't walk for more than a half a block. The pain was excruciating. I had my hip replaced at the end of June, 2020. I walked the next day without a cane or a walker. After being careful for about 3 weeks, I was walking about 5 miles a day and riding my bicycle again. I only needed pain medication for the first 2 weeks, only at night before bed. Now, I am pain free, it's only been 3 months.
My MRI indicates Anterior superior left hip labral tearing seen with cam type femoroacetabular impingement and predispose to the labral pathology .Tendinosis and partial thickness tearing left gluteus minimus/medius tendon. Grade 2/3 chondrosis throughout the left hip joint. Is partial hip surgery needed or should I have arthroscopic surgery?
It sounds like a training problem with your surgeons, not a problem with hip replacement. When your hip is badly worn/arthritic, then a replacement is magical. I had one and it was transformational. I could not imagine continuing in pain for the rest of my life (I was only 62 when I had it done), but now am back to good as new. When you need it - it is fantastic. The most common response from people who have one is: Why did I not do t his years ago!!. Mind you this Australia....
I totally get this, I have had 4 back surgeries, a performis release and it band release yet my pain starts at iliac crest down toward trochanter and upper hamstring. I have read that you need to rest and be painless before you start strengthening exercises, but I c an never get to that point. This has been going on for years. ?What to do?
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I was brought to the hospital during Covid with an acetabulum fracture and tibial plat fracture. I have so many allergies and the last thing I wanted were screws in my body. I asked to see my x ray and ct scan of my hip- they wouldn’t show me. I had no phone and no one was aloud in the hospital due to Covid. I had no advocate. I refused surgery because I believe the body can and will naturally heal itself. They still did surgery. The pain in my hip is unbearable and constantly infected. Help :(
September 2, 2022 • Acetabulum