Re: Re: The great plateau.

May 17, 2004

Dear Dave,

My name is Ted Stark. 47 yrs old very active until a few yrs ago with hockey,

soccer, mogul skiing, whitewater kayaking and other sports. My left hip needs a

resurfacement. I have spoken to quite a few surgeons and feel confident with

Gross. He uses Cormet. Have you ever heard a downside with Cormet 2000? I hope

you do not mind me emailing.I have read your correspondance and am impressed

with your knowledge and history.

Sincerely,

Ted Stark

Re: The great plateau.

Is your groin pain constant or only during certain movement? What,

if any, exercises have you been doing? 5 weeks is still too early

for any stretching. I had some front hip pain post op. I chalked it

up to severe shorting and atrophy of the ligaments and tendons in

this area due to my terrible range of motion pre-op. It disappeared

a couple of weeks or so after I began light stretching at 6 weeks.

(Serious stretching starts at 3 months). A checked ROM in that

area during my 6 weeks check up and made a specific note on the RX to

work on stretching it in PT.

Improvements in most athletic or physical endeavors come in the form

of plateaus - particularly true in rehab, but constant stabbing pain

at this stage may be cause for concern.

Dave

> Coming up on 5 weeks post-op, & I feel like progress has slowed to

> a halt. I'm holding off on more weight bearing or re-hab til I see

> the Dr. & get x-rayed on Wednesday. I really feel like I've reached

> an impass. ROM is about the same as a week ago. Most of my

> restrictive discomfort is in the front of my groin. I'm looking

> forward to

>

rehabbing.

> C+ DR. Amstutz 4-15-04

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