You are at a loss. You have tried everything. After months or years of pain and appointments to all the doctors and other healthcare providers, your hip still hurts. In fact, it might even be worse! Now the doctor wants to do hip arthroscopy surgery. You are willing to do whatever it takes to make… Continue reading Hip Arthroscopy: The Ultimate Guide for Patients (How to Make the Right Decision for YOU)
Tag: Hip Arthroscopy Recovery
“Finishing” Rehab for Hip Arthroscopy
What does the “end” of rehab even mean? For some patients, it’s probably when they stop going to PT. I am the PT, and I can see all the things that I still want to work on. In the last several months, I have been working on things, but it has been quite hit or… Continue reading “Finishing” Rehab for Hip Arthroscopy
Ongoing Recovery
I am now over 8 months from my second hip surgery and about 16 months from the first. It’s an interesting place to be, and things are going well. I am well past the initial healing stage and can do a lot more normal things, though not at my normal level. It’s really hard to… Continue reading Ongoing Recovery
Hip Arthroscopy Recovery Diary: Week 10
So you want to know how long it will take you to recover from hip arthroscopy, huh? Quite a while, that’s all I can tell you. Each person, each hip, each surgery is different. You need to talk to your surgeon and your physical therapist to know what you are allowed to do and when,… Continue reading Hip Arthroscopy Recovery Diary: Week 10
Hip Arthroscopy Recovery Diary: Week 6
So you want to know how long it will take you to recover from hip arthroscopy, huh? Quite a while, that’s all I can tell you. Each person, each hip, each surgery is different. You need to talk to your surgeon and your physical therapist to know what you are allowed to do and when,… Continue reading Hip Arthroscopy Recovery Diary: Week 6
Hip Arthroscopy Recovery Diary: Week 5
So you want to know how long it will take you to recover from hip arthroscopy, huh? Quite a while, that’s all I can tell you. Each person, each hip, each surgery is different. You need to talk to your surgeon and your physical therapist to know what you are allowed to do and when,… Continue reading Hip Arthroscopy Recovery Diary: Week 5
4 Rules for Ditching Your Crutches After Hip Arthroscopy
It’s finally the day you’ve been waiting for: the day that you get to start getting rid of the crutches! Now, for some people this goes exactly the way you’re hoping your recovery will go. That is, they start walking without crutches, easy-peasy, no problems. First of all, very few of these people actually exist.… Continue reading 4 Rules for Ditching Your Crutches After Hip Arthroscopy
Hip Arthroscopy Recovery Diary: 4 Weeks
So you want to know how long it will take you to recover from hip arthroscopy, huh? Quite a while, that’s all I can tell you. Each person, each hip, each surgery is different. You need to talk to your surgeon and your physical therapist to know what you are allowed to do and when,… Continue reading Hip Arthroscopy Recovery Diary: 4 Weeks
Hip Arthroscopy Recovery Diary: 2 Weeks
So you want to know how long it will take you to recover from hip arthroscopy, huh? Quite a while, that’s all I can tell you. Each person, each hip, each surgery is different. You need to talk to your surgeon and your physical therapist to know what you are allowed to do and when,… Continue reading Hip Arthroscopy Recovery Diary: 2 Weeks
Hip Arthroscopy Recovery Diary: The First Week
So you want to know how long it will take you to recover from hip arthroscopy, huh? Quite a while, that’s all I can tell you. Each person, each hip, each surgery is different. You need to talk to your surgeon and your physical therapist to know what you are allowed to do and when,… Continue reading Hip Arthroscopy Recovery Diary: The First Week
When a PT Rehabs 