Re: Range of movement - towards chest

March 16, 2004

I can now get my head between my knees. Here's what I did

Lay on the floor and do the plough

(http://www.stafforini.com/yoga/Halasana.htm <-- best picture I could find

but I don't know beans about yoga) This is a lower back/hamstring stretch.

Once you have completed that and before you get out of that position, hug

your knees with your arms as tightly as you can (your knees should bend).

Hold for 10 sec. then release. Be careful to stay on your shoulders and not

crank your neck.

Oh, don't try these on a full stomach (*urp*)!

Hope this helps...

Jeff

rBHR Mr. McMinn

Aug. 1, 2001

>What's your best tip for improving this? At 21 months post-op still

>can't hug my knee.

>Kathy

>

>> Hi,

>>

>> I will only add here that 18 months out from the Resurface op that

>gave me a

>> hip for the first time in 35 years I am still getting my ROM

>> back............ I am around the same age and yes it is a nuisance

>it

>> doesn't happen overnight.......... apparently even for people who

>were

>> pretty fit before hand.............. However, it sounds like you

>are pretty

>> used to working on your body with all the things you did preop to

>keep

>> going........... so I guess in the end there will be little option

>than be

>> prepared to continue to do these and have the hip ligaments etc

>loosen

>> up/function properly in due course................

>>

>> Personally, I am determined that even if it takes me another 10

>years I will

>> in due course be able to tie my shoe laces............ there is no

>time

>> limit on getting more flexible etc. i.e. They take 80 year olds

>down to

>> gyms and get strength and condition back so I figure we can at our

>> age...........smile. There are specific exercises and things to do

>that will

>> enhance ROM but it may pay to be careful that the area has healed

>> sufficiently before you get too adventurous.............for pushing

>it too

>> hard only seems to cause pain and wasted time waiting for it to all

>heal

>> again.

>>

>> Best of luck with it all and keep us posted on progress..........

>>

>> Edith LBHR Dr. L Walter Sydney Aust 8/02

>>

>> > I am a little concerned about the range of movement (ROM) in my

>> > recently resurfaced hip. It's not that I expect to be fully

>flexible

>> > at this time, but rather that it feels like much further movement

>may

>> > not be possible. First a brief personal history:

>> >

>> > I am a 56 year old male (UK) who for the past few years had what I

>> > took to be a groin strain, or trapped nerve. I limped and did not

>like

>> > bending. 15 months ago it got to the stage where I could not

>stand for

>> > any length of time, or walk for more than a few hundred metres

>without

>> > severe pain. At this stage I sought specialist help, and it was

>> > revealed I had severe osteoarthritis with cysts and consequent

>joint

>> > space narrowing. I was sceptical, since for most of my life I had

>been

>> ETC ...........

>

March 16, 2004

I can now get my head between my knees. Here's what I did

Lay on the floor and do the plough

(http://www.stafforini.com/yoga/Halasana.htm <-- best picture I could find

but I don't know beans about yoga) This is a lower back/hamstring stretch.

Once you have completed that and before you get out of that position, hug

your knees with your arms as tightly as you can (your knees should bend).

Hold for 10 sec. then release. Be careful to stay on your shoulders and not

crank your neck.

Oh, don't try these on a full stomach (*urp*)!

Hope this helps...

Jeff

rBHR Mr. McMinn

Aug. 1, 2001

>What's your best tip for improving this? At 21 months post-op still

>can't hug my knee.

>Kathy

>

>> Hi,

>>

>> I will only add here that 18 months out from the Resurface op that

>gave me a

>> hip for the first time in 35 years I am still getting my ROM

>> back............ I am around the same age and yes it is a nuisance

>it

>> doesn't happen overnight.......... apparently even for people who

>were

>> pretty fit before hand.............. However, it sounds like you

>are pretty

>> used to working on your body with all the things you did preop to

>keep

>> going........... so I guess in the end there will be little option

>than be

>> prepared to continue to do these and have the hip ligaments etc

>loosen

>> up/function properly in due course................

>>

>> Personally, I am determined that even if it takes me another 10

>years I will

>> in due course be able to tie my shoe laces............ there is no

>time

>> limit on getting more flexible etc. i.e. They take 80 year olds

>down to

>> gyms and get strength and condition back so I figure we can at our

>> age...........smile. There are specific exercises and things to do

>that will

>> enhance ROM but it may pay to be careful that the area has healed

>> sufficiently before you get too adventurous.............for pushing

>it too

>> hard only seems to cause pain and wasted time waiting for it to all

>heal

>> again.

>>

>> Best of luck with it all and keep us posted on progress..........

>>

>> Edith LBHR Dr. L Walter Sydney Aust 8/02

>>

>> > I am a little concerned about the range of movement (ROM) in my

>> > recently resurfaced hip. It's not that I expect to be fully

>flexible

>> > at this time, but rather that it feels like much further movement

>may

>> > not be possible. First a brief personal history:

>> >

>> > I am a 56 year old male (UK) who for the past few years had what I

>> > took to be a groin strain, or trapped nerve. I limped and did not

>like

>> > bending. 15 months ago it got to the stage where I could not

>stand for

>> > any length of time, or walk for more than a few hundred metres

>without

>> > severe pain. At this stage I sought specialist help, and it was

>> > revealed I had severe osteoarthritis with cysts and consequent

>joint

>> > space narrowing. I was sceptical, since for most of my life I had

>been

>> ETC ...........

>

March 16, 2004

Hi,

I suspect Jeff has given the best advice in a follow up email.........

Though I am not sure I could make that much bend as indicated in

the picture...........smile.

I just keep gently working away, regular pool work pushing at the limits in

fun situations with a noodle (a long piece of thin foam), massage, taking

opportunities while sitting to push it a bit more when I remember and simply

taking that extra second or 2 at times to stretch it upwards when a

situation happens........ even laying in bed and bending up the knees seems

to help.............

Talking to my massage guy today and he feels the same as me that the brain

has a fair role in all this........... with part of the story being about

expectations and reteaching it that it is okay to move passed points........

i.e. I notice that when he has massaged and moved the hip area it will more

readily bend more and let go, accept the possible etc........... then it is

my job to get it accepting that extra as normal.......... The trick seems to

remain doing this without causing severe pain - which you can if you force

it too much......... then of course it will tense up again and one is back

where one started....... This happened to me a lot at the start until I

finally decided to just go gently but persistantly..........

Edith LBHR Dr. L Walter Syd Aust 8/02

> What's your best tip for improving this? At 21 months post-op still

> can't hug my knee.

> Kathy

>

> > Hi,

> >

> > I will only add here that 18 months out from the Resurface op that

> gave me a

> > hip for the first time in 35 years I am still getting my ROM

> > back............ I am around the same age and yes it is a nuisance

March 16, 2004