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)
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“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
Just Me and My Ice Pack
Been a minute since I’ve checked in here. It turns out, I have a full time job. It’s really nice to be back at work and not doing rehab as a full time job. (On myself, that is!) However, it means that I don’t have a lot of time to do my own hip rehab.… Continue reading Just Me and My Ice Pack
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
When a PT Rehabs 