Yoga During & After Pregnancy Benefits Mom & Baby, Research Shows The number of Americans practicing yoga is at an all time high. In a recent national health survey “approximately 21 million Americans were noted to practice yoga during the past year” 1. The reasons people cited for participating in yoga were increasing energy, enhancing…
Hip on Yoga: Three Golden Rules for Happy Hips The scientific landscape of what we know about the hip joint has vastly changed in the last 10-15 years, especially in the last five, which means there is quite a bit we can do to achieve happy hips. Medical innovation has led to improvements in noninvasive…
Questions to ask your Surgeon before Hip Arthroscopy The decision to undergo hip arthroscopy surgery is not an easy one to make, and it should consider several questions. Some may include – How do I maximize my long-term hip health? How do I get the best rehab for my hip? What are the pros and…
“Hip Openers” in Yoga? Please, Let’s Stop the Madness. Yoga is, inarguably, a popular contemplative science, enjoying 36.7 million practitioners in the US alone, up from 20.4 million in 2012 (Yoga in America, 2016). A 16 billion dollar industry, yoga is one of the most widely utilized methods of complementary and integrative medicine in America…
Recalibrating Yoga for Hip Preservation Yoga is, inarguably, a popular contemplative science, enjoying 36.7 million practitioners in the US alone, up from 20.4 million in 2012.1 A 16 billion dollar industry, yoga is one of the most widely utilized methods of complementary and integrative medicine in America today. In 2008, the editor of Yoga Journal…
Hi Ginger, Thanks for your great info about hip labrum tears!! I am currently working with a new mom who just had surgical repair for one. I have also caught a few more over the past couple years. I have a friend who had a hip labrum repair last year and is now pregnant. She…
4+ Weeks Post-Op: New Pain Leads to New Discovery (and Progress!) Hip Labrum Rehab Post 1 – https://gingergarner.com/resurfacing-hip-labral-surgery-post-1/ Post 2 – https://gingergarner.com/hip-labrum-postsurgical-musings-post-2-2/ Post 3 – https://gingergarner.com/post-surgical-musings-days-4-5-post-3/ Post 4 – https://gingergarner.com/hip-labrum-postoperative-rehab-day-6-post-4/ Post 5 – https://gingergarner.com/hip-labrum-postop-integrated-rehab-day-7-mantras-edema/ Post 6 – https://gingergarner.com/yoga-hip-labral-rehab/ Post 7 – https://gingergarner.com/days-11-18-a-turning-point-hip-preservation-post-op/ Post 8 – https://gingergarner.com/post-op-days-19-27-hip-labrum-rehab-milestones/ At more than four weeks postoperative hip labrum repair…
Short clip of Lateral Articulation. Sorry for the resolution, this is a real-time last minute capture of the first time I was able to perform this maneuver in post-op hip rehab.
This post is dedicated to Barbara Rabin PT, ATC, PYT-C. I could not have made it through this third week without her (more than) full-time assistance. If you have missed the other posts in the series, catch them here: Post 1 – https://gingergarner.com/resurfacing-hip-labral-surgery-post-1/ Post 2 – https://gingergarner.com/hip-labrum-postsurgical-musings-post-2-2/ Post 3 – https://gingergarner.com/post-surgical-musings-days-4-5-post-3/ Post 4 – https://gingergarner.com/hip-labrum-postoperative-rehab-day-6-post-4/…
If you have missed the other posts in the series, catch them here: Post 1 – https://gingergarner.com/resurfacing-hip-labral-surgery-post-1/ Post 2 – https://gingergarner.com/hip-labrum-postsurgical-musings-post-2-2/ Post 3 – https://gingergarner.com/post-surgical-musings-days-4-5-post-3/ Post 4 – https://gingergarner.com/hip-labrum-postoperative-rehab-day-6-post-4/ Post 5 – https://gingergarner.com/hip-labrum-postop-integrated-rehab-day-7-mantras-edema/ Post 6 – https://gingergarner.com/yoga-hip-labral-rehab/ Day 11 A turning point. I took out my sutures yesterday, and edema continues to diminish. I have a…
When can I return to clinical practice after surgery? Question from Lane: Hi Ginger, I am an orthopedic PT scheduled for upcoming hip preservation/reconstruction. I came across your blogs in my scholarly and subjective research, they have been very helpful so far. I had a few questions for you regarding undergoing the procedure as a PT. First,…
How Lady Gaga Can Optimize Her Hip Labral Repair Outcomes Today’s post offers a sneak peak of some of the concepts presented in my upcoming text on yoga in rehabilitation (Handspring Ltd, UK est. 2016). Keep up with the news about it on subsequent blogs and on my website, www.gingergarner.com Lady Gaga recognizes the importance…