Re: CHRIS....I just started physiotherapy

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In a message dated 12/14/01 12:54:47 PM Eastern Standard Time,

srichierich@... writes:

> I am now doing a lot of exercises for the physio, where i lay on my back and

> do a lot of movements with my leg elevated in mid air. This is wild cus i

> tried them 2 weeks ago ( 2 weeks post surgery) and couldn't really get my

> leg off the floor.

>

> regards

>

I may have missed a post with more detail on your exercises. But I am

scheduled for hip resurfacin in February in Sarasota, Florida with Dr.

Kennedy. Can you be a little more specific on your exercises? I was told

that there is no rehab after wards.

Thanks so much.

Diane

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Diane,

Absolutely not true that you don't need physical therapy after

surgery! I don't know how this idea gets around and I'm dismayed when I hear

that a OS hasn't prescribed it. A great deal of atrophy has certainly

occurred between your initial decline from reduced activity and surgery. The

chief areas to work on are your abductors and ballance.

You should ask your OS and if he doesn't seem interested, insist on

speaking to someone in the physical therapy department at the hospital. Dr.

Mont has his patients start the next day with both physical therapy and

occupational therapy (dealing with day to day things, really). He then

prescribes at home PT until you can get to a PT clinic. Because I want to

get back to squash, tennis and running, and had some bone density loss from

dysplasia, he had me on some serious PT for 12 weeks.

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In a message dated 12/15/01 1:02:14 PM Eastern Standard Time,

HEllis@... writes:

> Diane,

>

> Absolutely not true that you don't need physical therapy after

> surgery! I don't know how this idea gets around and I'm dismayed when I

> hear

> that a OS hasn't prescribed it. A great deal of atrophy has certainly

> occurred between your initial decline from reduced activity and surgery.

> The

>

Thank you , that was my belief.

I will speak with Dr. Kennedy's PA, because I am quite motivated.

I had to drive home a few days after surgery, but my own orthopedist refers

to a physical therapy group and I can have one of the therapists speakd with

him to get the caveats post surgery PT>

Diane

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>In a message dated 12/14/01 12:54:47 PM Eastern Standard Time,

>srichierich@... writes:

>

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>> I am now doing a lot of exercises for the physio, where i lay on my back

and

>> do a lot of movements with my leg elevated in mid air. This is wild cus

i

>> tried them 2 weeks ago ( 2 weeks post surgery) and couldn't really get

my

>> leg off the floor.

>>

>> regards

>>

>

>I may have missed a post with more detail on your exercises. But I am

>scheduled for hip resurfacin in February in Sarasota, Florida with Dr.

>Kennedy. Can you be a little more specific on your exercises? I was told

>that there is no rehab after wards.

Well.... Some orthos only prescribe a few weeks worth and some people don't

do that. Muscles and ligaments are a strictly use it or lose it

proposition. If you were a mess before resurfacing, do a lot of exercises

afterwards and you'll be *very* happy with the results. I do lots and at 4

months post-op am in the best shape of my life and having a blast. As long

as there are no extenuating circumstances, the more you do, the better

you'll feel.

--$.02

>Thanks so much.

>Diane

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