Here’s wishing you all a happy, healthy and safe holiday season whatever you happen to celebrate!  

My second and final (only have two legs, thank goodness) arthroscopic hip surgery is just four days away. Another hip impingement and torn labrum. Today was my preoperative appointment at the hospital, where I was examined by an internist, who gave me clearance for the surgery; given an electrocardiogram (EKG) to ensure my heart is…

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Even though I wasn’t able to run in any of the numerous turkey trots today (still recovering from hip arthroscopy and awaiting yet another surgery), I did the next best thing:  I volunteered at a local race. But next year … I plan to do both! I hope everyone has…

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I moved up the date of my second arthroscopic hip surgery (This time on my right side!) to Friday, Dec. 9, from Friday, Jan. 13. It’s not because I’m particularly superstitious. (I’m not, really.) The surgeon’s office just had an earlier opening, and I wanted to get it over and…

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I received good and bad news today from the surgeon who repaired a torn labrum on my left hip, caused by a hip impingement (a k a femoroacetabular impingement, or FAI). The good news is that I am healing very well from the arthroscopic surgery this past summer and can return to…

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It’s been awhile since I last checked in – too much going on with work, grad school, physical therapy … (ugh!). Last weekend I actually had a post all written and ready to go  … when I suddenly lost power from a freak Nor’easter that slammed New Jersey and Connecticut.…

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Normally, I don’t pay much attention to the random “holiday” designations formed by various special interest groups — like National Blueberry Popsicle Month or Fortune Cookie Day, both in September, by the way. But I am acknowledging this week’s National Rehabilitation Awareness Week (Sept. 18-24), which draws attention to the…

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For most die-hard runners, the thought of taking any days off from running is simply out of the question. And some never do. My own husband has an exercise streak, which includes lots of running, that has lasted for several years. (I’ve lost count on exactly how many he has…

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“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…

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