“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…
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…