“So, are you doing any exercises right now?” asked the perky woman on the table next to mine, who I befriended during a recent physical therapy session. Little did she know, I was actually strengthening my quadriceps, and before that, my abs and glutes! But to the casual observer, isometric…
Monthly Archives: August 2011
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Joined at the Hip
Add Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin to the list of well-known people (well, at least in Oklahoma!) to undergo arthroscopic hip surgery. The 56-year-old Republican governor had surgery on her left hip (same as me!) last month (ditto!) and is now recovering at her mansion (O.K., she wins!). Fallin told newsok.com that her…
Posted in Hip Labral Tears
So What’s the Latest on FAI?
There have been a number of clinical studies published about femoroacetabular impingement, a k a FAI, the hard-to-diagnose (and even harder to pronounce) condition that causes painful friction in the hip joint. As a fellow sufferer, I’ve tried to keep up with as many of these studies as I can…
Posted in Hip Labral Tears
Me vs. the Beer Man
It’s been four weeks since I had arthroscopic surgery to repair a torn left hip labrum and – dare I say? – I seem to be healing pretty fast. According to my physical therapist, the range of motion in my left hip area is already close to 100 percent. And the…
Posted in Hip Labral Tears, My Story, Physical Therapy
When to Get Help? Listen Up
Let’s face it, injuries are an occupational hazard for most athletes – they simply come with the territory. For some people, recovering from any injury is almost seen as a badge of honor, or at least deserving of bragging rights. Runners, it seems, suffer more than their share of injuries and…
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