Yearly Archives: 2013

Another Blog Birthday

My little blog is now 2 years old, as of May 24th, actually. I haven’t been tending to it too much lately. Work, grad school and prolonged dental work have occupied a great deal of my time – along with half-marathon training. Yes, I did say a half marathon, didn’t

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Posted in Core Strengthening, Cross Training, Hip Labral Tears, My Story, Physical Therapy, Running

Checking In

On this last day of April, I wanted to keep the commitment I made to myself when I started this blog nearly two years ago (just before my first hip scope – on my left side) to post at least once a month. (Whew, just made it!)  I also thought

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Posted in Hip Labral Tears, My Story, Running

Hip-Scope Recovery, Gaga-style

  No two recoveries from arthroscopic hip surgery are alike. Healing times will vary – as will triumphs and setbacks, not to mention ways we choose to pass the time just after the procedure. I spent the first three weeks after Surgery No. 1, on my left hip, working from

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Posted in Hip Labral Tears

Silver Linings

The recent nor’easter and a recent bout with norovirus (a k a stomach flu) have, oddly, helped to speed up my recovery from last month’s setbacks (double workouts, severe spinning were the culprits). I guess my aching body (or, rather, aching left groin area) just need to rest some more,

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Posted in Core Strengthening, Hip Labral Tears, My Story, Physical Therapy, Running

An Update on A-Rod

Alex Rodriguez’s next arthroscopic hip surgery is set  for tomorrow, Jan. 16th, according to MLB.com. The highly paid Yankees third basement is having his left hip scoped in order to repair a torn labrum, a bone impingement and remove a cyst. His right hip was scoped almost four years ago,

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Forced to Back Off (Again)

The New Year, for me, commenced with a gust of energy: an hour-long, kick-ass spin class, followed by a community-organized 5-kilometer run through my hometown, and a little weight-lifting later in the day. Ahhh,  like old times again, I said confidently to myself. But just as I thought it was

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Posted in Hip Labral Tears, My Story

Welcome

Most athletes have experienced a “second wind,” that jolt of energy and strength that allows us, enervated and dispirited, to carry on. But sometimes our bodies cannot recover on their own – we need outside help so we can catch our “third wind.”

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