Guest guest Posted February 16, 2004 Report Share Posted February 16, 2004 My question is has anyone experienced muscle tightness in the thigh area? I am experiencing this a lot at the moment and wondered if anyone had any suggestions? Sheila, My left hip had migrated up the side of my pelvis creating over 3/4 " discrepancy in my leg length. Dr. Boyd lined me back up which meant my left leg was lengthened nearly an inch (he did the right one first, and moved it down about 1/4 " to where it should have been, so I was off kilter by an inch for a month). I had incredibly tight muscles and my IT band gave me fits for over a year. I found stretching and massage to be the best thing for it. Gentle stretching works best for me as anything too harsh will cause instant cramps again. Hope this helps, Cindy C+ 5/25/01 and 6/28/01 _______________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 16, 2004 Report Share Posted February 16, 2004 > Hi, I had a resurf last march. Mine was not straight forward as I > had a dislocated hip as a young child. My surgeon had to do a lot of > re adjusting as the surgeon who performed my op years ago had not > lined the two hips up together. My question is has anyone > experienced muscle tightness in the thigh area? I am experiencing > this a lot at the moment and wondered if anyone had any > suggestions? thanks, Sheila. Sheila, Yes I have had a problem with my Ilio-tibia band and thigh muscle tightness. Learning proper stretching exercises and insuring that your walk is proper (without limp and feet pointed in the right direction and not sideways) can be helpful. Patience is unfortunately a big part of overcoming this and I try not to focus on it too much as it doesn't continually get worse but rather gets tight to a certain point after alot of activity and then subsides as I slow down my activity for a few/three days. Heating pad and massage are helpful also. Its not like the bone pain I had before so I'm learning to deal with it and it seems to be getting better slowly. Jeff (C2K - 1/3/04) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 16, 2004 Report Share Posted February 16, 2004 In a message dated 2/16/2004 3:01:00 PM Pacific Standard Time, rtdinc@... writes: Go to the website below http://www.exrx.net/Lists/ExList/HipsWt.html Stretch links are on the right and exercises are on the left. The links show clear pictures and step by step instructions for each stretch. Good Luck! bilat C+ July 2001 Dr. S at JRI That's incredible. Thank you so much . Des Tuck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 16, 2004 Report Share Posted February 16, 2004 > > My question is has anyone experienced muscle tightness in the thigh area? I am experiencing this a lot at the moment and wondered if anyone had any suggestions? > Sheila, > > My left hip had migrated up the side of my pelvis creating over 3/4 " discrepancy in my leg length. Dr. Boyd lined me back up which meant my left leg was lengthened nearly an inch (he did the right one first, and moved it down about 1/4 " to where it should have been, so I was off kilter by an inch for a month). I had incredibly tight muscles and my IT band gave me fits for over a year. I found stretching and massage to be the best thing for it. Gentle stretching works best for me as anything too harsh will cause instant cramps again. > > Hope this helps, > Cindy > C+ 5/25/01 and 6/28/01 > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks for your reply Cindy, Can you describe the stretching exercises that you did? Did you do the massaging yourself? I have a leg discrepancy of 1/2 " I will be having my other hip re surfaced in about six months so I hope they will even up a little. Apparently that is a normal hip so it should be less complex. Do you get any tightness now? Sheila. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 16, 2004 Report Share Posted February 16, 2004 I just completed some sessions with Physical Therapist: Here are some helpful stretching exercises: (Note: The idea is to take pressure off of the ilio-tibia insertion points which are just below the knee and hip) 1) Either place top half of foot on 3 to 4 inch board keeping leg straight and leen forward. You will feel the calf stretching. Or place both hands on wall and one leg forward and slightly bent while placing bad hip side leg all the way back with the foot flat. 2) Bend your leg backwards and grab the top of your foot so that the knee is completely bent and the back of your foot is hitting the hamstring area. Be sure to hold onto something when you are doing this and don't let the leg go out sideways but keep it tucked into the other leg. 3) Lay down on bed or floor and put your leg straight up into the air. Place your hands behind the calf and pull your leg forward towards your head. (Note: you can bend or lay flat the other leg) Do both sides of your body for all these stretches. Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 16, 2004 Report Share Posted February 16, 2004 > > Hi, I had a resurf last march. Mine was not straight forward as I > > had a dislocated hip as a young child. My surgeon had to do a lot > of > > re adjusting as the surgeon who performed my op years ago had not > > lined the two hips up together. My question is has anyone > > experienced muscle tightness in the thigh area? I am experiencing > > this a lot at the moment and wondered if anyone had any > > suggestions? thanks, Sheila. > > Sheila, > > Yes I have had a problem with my Ilio-tibia band and thigh muscle > tightness. Learning proper stretching exercises and insuring that > your walk is proper (without limp and feet pointed in the right > direction and not sideways) can be helpful. Patience is > unfortunately a big part of overcoming this and I try not to focus > on it too much as it doesn't continually get worse but rather gets > tight to a certain point after alot of activity and then subsides as > I slow down my activity for a few/three days. Heating pad and > massage are helpful also. Its not like the bone pain I had before > so I'm learning to deal with it and it seems to be getting better > slowly. > > Jeff (C2K - 1/3/04) Many thanks for reply Jeff, I feel better knowing I am not the only one. Yes mine is definetly worse after lots of activity. Walking without a limp is easier said than done after years of doing so, mainly habit I suspect. I find I can if I walk slowly with lots of concentration. I hope it will get better with time and patience as this hinders the amount of walking I can do at one time. I wonder if it is worse at the moment because of the colder weather we are having. Thanks I will try your advice. Sheila. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 16, 2004 Report Share Posted February 16, 2004 > I just completed some sessions with Physical Therapist: > > Here are some helpful stretching exercises: > (Note: The idea is to take pressure off of the ilio-tibia > insertion points which are just below the knee and hip) > > 1) Either place top half of foot on 3 to 4 inch board keeping leg > straight and leen forward. You will feel the calf stretching. > Or place both hands on wall and one leg forward and slightly > bent while placing bad hip side leg all the way back with the foot > flat. > > 2) Bend your leg backwards and grab the top of your foot so that > the knee is completely bent and the back of your foot is hitting > the hamstring area. Be sure to hold onto something when you > are doing this and don't let the leg go out sideways but keep it > tucked into the other leg. > > 3) Lay down on bed or floor and put your leg straight up into the > air. Place your hands behind the calf and pull your leg forward > towards your head. (Note: you can bend or lay flat the other leg) > > Do both sides of your body for all these stretches. > > Jeff Thanks so much Jeff for taking the time to explain these exercises, I will definetly try them, Sheila Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 16, 2004 Report Share Posted February 16, 2004 > > 2) Bend your leg backwards and grab the top of your foot so that the knee is completely bent and the back of your foot is hitting the hamstring area. Be sure to hold onto something when you are doing this and don't let the leg go out sideways but keep it tucked into the other leg. My hamstrings were SO tight that I bent my leg backwards on about a 6 " step and stretched from there. Any more than that was a sure muscle cramp. I still cannot grab my foot, but can at least rest my foot on a desktop and stretch the hamstring out. Cindy C+ 5/25/01 and 6/28/01 _______________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 16, 2004 Report Share Posted February 16, 2004 Can you describe the stretching exercises that you did? Jeff just posted the ones I did... Did you do the massaging yourself? I did some, but I also had regular appointments with a massage therapist (still do). I massaged the area near the outside of the knee (which was my immediate post-op complaint-no pain from the surgery, but tightness in my knee) which hurt like the dickens. The pain and tightness is gone unless I overdo it, so I'm happy with the results. I continue to do a lot of stretching just because I want to see just how flexible I can get, especially after so many years of being tight and nearly immobile. Cindy _______________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 16, 2004 Report Share Posted February 16, 2004 > My question is has anyone > experienced muscle tightness in the thigh area? I am experiencing > this a lot at the moment and wondered if anyone had any > suggestions? thanks, Sheila. Go to the website below http://www.exrx.net/Lists/ExList/HipsWt.html Stretch links are on the right and exercises are on the left. The links show clear pictures and step by step instructions for each stretch. Good Luck! bilat C+ July 2001 Dr. S at JRI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 16, 2004 Report Share Posted February 16, 2004 > My question is has anyone > experienced muscle tightness in the thigh area? I am experiencing > this a lot at the moment and wondered if anyone had any > suggestions? thanks, Sheila. Go to the website below http://www.exrx.net/Lists/ExList/HipsWt.html Stretch links are on the right and exercises are on the left. The links show clear pictures and step by step instructions for each stretch. Good Luck! bilat C+ July 2001 Dr. S at JRI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 16, 2004 Report Share Posted February 16, 2004 > In a message dated 2/16/2004 3:01:00 PM Pacific Standard Time, rtdinc@a... > writes: > Go to the website below > > http://www.exrx.net/Lists/ExList/HipsWt.html > > Stretch links are on the right and exercises are on the left. > > The links show clear pictures and step by step instructions for each > stretch. Good Luck! > > bilat C+ July 2001 Dr. S at JRI > That's incredible. Thank you so much . > > Des Tuck > WOW! I second that! Thanks !! Steve Vince > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 16, 2004 Report Share Posted February 16, 2004 Hi Sheila, I know it may be very difficult with the cold weather there but one of the better ways of teaching the body to walk properly is take to water. I am busy retraining my pre op atrophied muscles to undertake the function of walking and very successfully doing it via walking and exercising in water. One can balance easier in water because of the boyancy and thus get the brain to understand and experience that it is possible etc. The other thing I do know is the greater the problem pre op with muscles and knowledge of walking, the longer it takes, but it is possible. There is a lot of brain work involved too that simply doesn't happen overnight. i.e. It has taken 12 months of consistant trying to finally get the connections in my brain to suddenly link up to let me kick in normal motion with overarm swimming for instance. Though that doesn't sound much, it is all part of linking up connections so that walking happens naturally....... And while others may not have faced as big a task as moving a leg after 35 years of inactivity each case will involve the undoing and relearning of various brain patterns associated with walking to avoid pain, make do with restricted movements etc. Best of luck, Edith LBHR Dr. L Walter Syd Aust 8/02 > > wrote: > > > Hi, I had a resurf last march. Mine was not straight forward as > I > > > had a dislocated hip as a young child. My surgeon had to do a > lot > > of > > > re adjusting as the surgeon who performed my op years ago had > not > > > lined the two hips up together. My question is has anyone > > > experienced muscle tightness in the thigh area? I am > experiencing > > > this a lot at the moment and wondered if anyone had any > > > suggestions? thanks, Sheila. > > > > Sheila, 04) > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 16, 2004 Report Share Posted February 16, 2004 Hi Sheila, I know it may be very difficult with the cold weather there but one of the better ways of teaching the body to walk properly is take to water. I am busy retraining my pre op atrophied muscles to undertake the function of walking and very successfully doing it via walking and exercising in water. One can balance easier in water because of the boyancy and thus get the brain to understand and experience that it is possible etc. The other thing I do know is the greater the problem pre op with muscles and knowledge of walking, the longer it takes, but it is possible. There is a lot of brain work involved too that simply doesn't happen overnight. i.e. It has taken 12 months of consistant trying to finally get the connections in my brain to suddenly link up to let me kick in normal motion with overarm swimming for instance. Though that doesn't sound much, it is all part of linking up connections so that walking happens naturally....... And while others may not have faced as big a task as moving a leg after 35 years of inactivity each case will involve the undoing and relearning of various brain patterns associated with walking to avoid pain, make do with restricted movements etc. Best of luck, Edith LBHR Dr. L Walter Syd Aust 8/02 > > wrote: > > > Hi, I had a resurf last march. Mine was not straight forward as > I > > > had a dislocated hip as a young child. My surgeon had to do a > lot > > of > > > re adjusting as the surgeon who performed my op years ago had > not > > > lined the two hips up together. My question is has anyone > > > experienced muscle tightness in the thigh area? I am > experiencing > > > this a lot at the moment and wondered if anyone had any > > > suggestions? thanks, Sheila. > > > > Sheila, 04) > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 16, 2004 Report Share Posted February 16, 2004 Hi Sheila, I know it may be very difficult with the cold weather there but one of the better ways of teaching the body to walk properly is take to water. I am busy retraining my pre op atrophied muscles to undertake the function of walking and very successfully doing it via walking and exercising in water. One can balance easier in water because of the boyancy and thus get the brain to understand and experience that it is possible etc. The other thing I do know is the greater the problem pre op with muscles and knowledge of walking, the longer it takes, but it is possible. There is a lot of brain work involved too that simply doesn't happen overnight. i.e. It has taken 12 months of consistant trying to finally get the connections in my brain to suddenly link up to let me kick in normal motion with overarm swimming for instance. Though that doesn't sound much, it is all part of linking up connections so that walking happens naturally....... And while others may not have faced as big a task as moving a leg after 35 years of inactivity each case will involve the undoing and relearning of various brain patterns associated with walking to avoid pain, make do with restricted movements etc. Best of luck, Edith LBHR Dr. L Walter Syd Aust 8/02 > > wrote: > > > Hi, I had a resurf last march. Mine was not straight forward as > I > > > had a dislocated hip as a young child. My surgeon had to do a > lot > > of > > > re adjusting as the surgeon who performed my op years ago had > not > > > lined the two hips up together. My question is has anyone > > > experienced muscle tightness in the thigh area? I am > experiencing > > > this a lot at the moment and wondered if anyone had any > > > suggestions? thanks, Sheila. > > > > Sheila, 04) > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 16, 2004 Report Share Posted February 16, 2004 > > In a message dated 2/16/2004 3:01:00 PM Pacific Standard Time, Glad you liked the link. I hardly ever think to post that link, as I found that site so long ago and was well published on surfacehippy and TH many times in the past. Cheers, bilat c+ jul 2001, Dr. S. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 17, 2004 Report Share Posted February 17, 2004 --Thankyou for your reply Edith, You are quite right the pool is a great place to exercise and retrain the brain to walk, which I seem to do perfectly in there. I go to a hydro pool once a week and this has been very helpful. I know I cannot expect miracles, and that these things will take time. glad to hear you are making progress. Sheila. surfacehippy , " ecrow " wrote: > Hi Sheila, > > I know it may be very difficult with the cold weather there but one of the > better ways of teaching the body to walk properly is take to water. I am > busy retraining my pre op atrophied muscles to undertake the function of > walking and very successfully doing it via walking and exercising in water. > One can balance easier in water because of the boyancy and thus get the > brain to understand and experience that it is possible etc. > > The other thing I do know is the greater the problem pre op with muscles and > knowledge of walking, the longer it takes, but it is possible. There is a > lot of brain work involved too that simply doesn't happen overnight. i.e. It > has taken 12 months of consistant trying to finally get the connections in > my brain to suddenly link up to let me kick in normal motion with overarm > swimming for instance. Though that doesn't sound much, it is all part of > linking up connections so that walking happens naturally....... And while > others may not have faced as big a task as moving a leg after 35 years of > inactivity each case will involve the undoing and relearning of various > brain patterns associated with walking to avoid pain, make do with > restricted movements etc. > > Best of luck, > > Edith LBHR Dr. L Walter Syd Aust 8/02 > > > > > wrote: > > > > Hi, I had a resurf last march. Mine was not straight forward as > > I > > > > had a dislocated hip as a young child. My surgeon had to do a > > lot > > > of > > > > re adjusting as the surgeon who performed my op years ago had > > not > > > > lined the two hips up together. My question is has anyone > > > > experienced muscle tightness in the thigh area? I am > > experiencing > > > > this a lot at the moment and wondered if anyone had any > > > > suggestions? thanks, Sheila. > > > > > > Sheila, > 04) > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 17, 2004 Report Share Posted February 17, 2004 --Thankyou for your reply Edith, You are quite right the pool is a great place to exercise and retrain the brain to walk, which I seem to do perfectly in there. I go to a hydro pool once a week and this has been very helpful. I know I cannot expect miracles, and that these things will take time. glad to hear you are making progress. Sheila. surfacehippy , " ecrow " wrote: > Hi Sheila, > > I know it may be very difficult with the cold weather there but one of the > better ways of teaching the body to walk properly is take to water. I am > busy retraining my pre op atrophied muscles to undertake the function of > walking and very successfully doing it via walking and exercising in water. > One can balance easier in water because of the boyancy and thus get the > brain to understand and experience that it is possible etc. > > The other thing I do know is the greater the problem pre op with muscles and > knowledge of walking, the longer it takes, but it is possible. There is a > lot of brain work involved too that simply doesn't happen overnight. i.e. It > has taken 12 months of consistant trying to finally get the connections in > my brain to suddenly link up to let me kick in normal motion with overarm > swimming for instance. Though that doesn't sound much, it is all part of > linking up connections so that walking happens naturally....... And while > others may not have faced as big a task as moving a leg after 35 years of > inactivity each case will involve the undoing and relearning of various > brain patterns associated with walking to avoid pain, make do with > restricted movements etc. > > Best of luck, > > Edith LBHR Dr. L Walter Syd Aust 8/02 > > > > > wrote: > > > > Hi, I had a resurf last march. Mine was not straight forward as > > I > > > > had a dislocated hip as a young child. My surgeon had to do a > > lot > > > of > > > > re adjusting as the surgeon who performed my op years ago had > > not > > > > lined the two hips up together. My question is has anyone > > > > experienced muscle tightness in the thigh area? I am > > experiencing > > > > this a lot at the moment and wondered if anyone had any > > > > suggestions? thanks, Sheila. > > > > > > Sheila, > 04) > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 17, 2004 Report Share Posted February 17, 2004 ---Thanks for the useful website. Sheila. In surfacehippy , " usraddoc " wrote: > > > In a message dated 2/16/2004 3:01:00 PM Pacific Standard Time, > rtdinc@a... > > writes: > > Go to the website below > > > > http://www.exrx.net/Lists/ExList/HipsWt.html > > > > Stretch links are on the right and exercises are on the left. > > > > The links show clear pictures and step by step instructions for each > > stretch. Good Luck! > > > > bilat C+ July 2001 Dr. S at JRI > > That's incredible. Thank you so much . > > > > Des Tuck > > > WOW! I second that! Thanks !! > Steve Vince > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 17, 2004 Report Share Posted February 17, 2004 ---Thanks for the useful website. Sheila. In surfacehippy , " usraddoc " wrote: > > > In a message dated 2/16/2004 3:01:00 PM Pacific Standard Time, > rtdinc@a... > > writes: > > Go to the website below > > > > http://www.exrx.net/Lists/ExList/HipsWt.html > > > > Stretch links are on the right and exercises are on the left. > > > > The links show clear pictures and step by step instructions for each > > stretch. Good Luck! > > > > bilat C+ July 2001 Dr. S at JRI > > That's incredible. Thank you so much . > > > > Des Tuck > > > WOW! I second that! Thanks !! > Steve Vince > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 17, 2004 Report Share Posted February 17, 2004 ---Thanks for the useful website. Sheila. In surfacehippy , " usraddoc " wrote: > > > In a message dated 2/16/2004 3:01:00 PM Pacific Standard Time, > rtdinc@a... > > writes: > > Go to the website below > > > > http://www.exrx.net/Lists/ExList/HipsWt.html > > > > Stretch links are on the right and exercises are on the left. > > > > The links show clear pictures and step by step instructions for each > > stretch. Good Luck! > > > > bilat C+ July 2001 Dr. S at JRI > > That's incredible. Thank you so much . > > > > Des Tuck > > > WOW! I second that! Thanks !! > Steve Vince > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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