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…
Day 10 Slow & Steady: The Yoga of Hip Labral Rehab 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/ Recovery is steady, but rehab is slow. Loyal to biopsychosocial yogic…
Hip Q&A: Angry Adductors and the Snarky Psoas Question from Marsha: Why are the adductors and hip flexors so irritable with hip joint pain/pathology? Answer from Ginger: Great question Marsha! Here is my theory (albeit short version): There are several critical general variables that create a healthy joint. Those are form closure, force closure, motor…
Hip Q&A: Postsurgical Positional Hip Pain Question from Lydia: I’m 7 months labral repair via scope. Here is the short story: I was sitting on chair with good right foot under the left buttock unconsciously – while paying bills. I couldn’t get up and needed help to walk. I could not put any weight on…
Hip Labrum Postop. Integrated Rehab, Day 7: Mantras & Edema This is post #5 in the Hip Labral Post-Operative Series. If you haven’t read them yet, check out: 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/ Day 7 – First Day of PT Today is the my…
Hip Labrum FAQ – Common Pre-Operative Questions Question from Taylor: I’m curious, should a patient meet with a PT before surgery? If yes, why? My doctor recommends it. Thx. Answer: Thanks for the GREAT question Taylor! First, I need to say that without a doubt, “prehab,” that is, rehab before surgery, is a must. Second,…
Hip Labrum Postoperative Rehab, Day 6 This is post #4 in the Hip Labral Post-Operative Series. If you haven’t read them yet, check out: 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/ August 26, 2015 – Day 6 Last night I had horrible restless legs. They kept me awake for hours…
Hip Labral Q&A: Hip or Pelvic Pain: The Chicken or the Egg? Not familiar with HLI? Read my recent post on Four “Must Know” tips for identifying HLI Overview: Rehab is necessary for HLI Hip labral injury (HLI) is a relatively new diagnosis in the last 10 years of orthopaedic and rehabilitative care. However, just because…
Post Surgical Musings, Days 4-5 (Post 3) Post-Op Day 4 Today is post-operative day 4 for hip preservation (ahem: reconstruction) surgery. If you missed my first posts, find 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/ Hip precautions and movement limitations are quite intense – so focus on other parts of the yogic…
Hip Labral Q&A: An Angry Psoas or Ovarian Cyst? Q: Still trying to get to the right diagnosis…What does the pain from a torn labrum feel like? A: Pain from a torn labrum can feel like everything (pelvic, hip, or back related) or nothing at all. What this means is, some labral tears are asymptomatic,…
If you missed Post 1, Read Resurfacing after Hip Labral Surgery, Post 1 Or cut and paste this link: Post 1 – https://gingergarner.com/resurfacing-hip-labral-surgery-post-1/ Hip Labrum Postsurgical Musings, Post 2 Day 1: The surgeon found more than either the CT (with 3D MRI-assisted reconstruction) or the MRA showed. Let the record state: I am not surprised….
Hip Labral Q&A: How Long Should I Wait to Have Surgery? Question: Dear Ginger, In your opinion is waiting longer until the pain is unbearable better than doing it (having HLI surgery) while the pain is minimal? I ask this because so many surgeons and PT’s say “theoretically” waiting is no big deal because you…