Physio ?
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Hi all
Just a thought and wondering if any of you fellow hippies feel the same.
I am 9 weeks post op TLHR. I have been doing the exercises religiously as instructed by my physio, however I don't think I have benefited much from doing these and in fact all it seems to do is aggregate the muscles, so last week I went on holiday and gave the physio a rest for 9 days I was away, and I have felt a big improvement and today just completed a 13 mile cycle ride including steep off road hills and it felt fine so just wondering if cycling and walking would suffice and ditching the excercices altogether.
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chrisa306driver philip20437
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chrisa306driver philip20437
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philip20437 chrisa306driver
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Mine was posterior
melaruse philip20437
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helen40134 philip20437
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Although I cannot answer you from my own experience, I have a good friend who felt exactly the same as you, an almost identical experience. He ( through a car breakdown ) could not keep up his appointments easily, so chose to spend more time on his static bike and go swimming. He kept this up for around 4 weeks and is convinced it has more than improved his hip and general state of health ! Interesting...
philip20437 helen40134
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ptolemy philip20437
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miriamal49 philip20437
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melody39324 philip20437
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How is your gait now, Philip? If you are walking well & distributing your weight evenly then I should think whatever exercise you choose to get fitter is fine. Did your physio change your exercises as you progressed, in view of how you are doing? My physio gave me different exercises at a couple of points and told me at around 12 weeks not to bother with his exercises unless I wanted to. I go to aquafit, the gym, and walk a lot, and he said that was sufficient.
philip20437 melody39324
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Hi melody
I do still have a slight limp so I am continuing to use one stick untill I can walk normal although I can walk any distance with it without having any pain and my gait is good when using it, I just need a bit more strength in the muscle around my hip. In the 9 weeks I have only seen my physio twice and I just feel the excercises wernt doing much for me that's why I am getting back on the bike I also walk at least 4 mile a day. Last time I was at physio 3 week ago he did give me new excercises to do and I'm there again tomorrow so I'll see what he says.
melody39324 philip20437
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I’m so glad I put time and effort into getting fitter before my operation. I’m sure it has helped my recovery. I’ve incorporated squats and lunges into my routine at the gym now so will continue to do them, but I always hated the hip raises and was glad to give them up.