I love skiing/snowboarding but, for obvious reasons, haven’t done it for a couple of years. This time last year I thought I’d never be able to do it again… Well, I’m booked up for my first ski trip post-op and in 7 weeks I’ll be putting my hip to the test in a full-on way.
I’m hugely excited about hitting the snow again and spending New Year abroad, but I’m filled with trepidation about how my hip will feel and whether I’ll hurt it. My muscles still feel very weak so I’m working to increase strength and stamina, but I really can’t predict how it’ll hold up after long days on the mountain. Eeek!
What’s more, that horrid pain the butt I mentioned a year ago has returned. Totally unrelated to my hips it seems, but possibly due to being sat down for too long and maybe directly attributable to a month of long hours and full weekends sat at my desk. I really don’t know how to get rid of it either, so I’m stretching this and exercising that in the hope it’ll disappear again. Humph.
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You and me both - my lateral hip/butt pain is getting rapidly worse. ITB is the only suggestion I've had so far, but the more I stretch, the worse it seems to get! Grr. And oww :(
ReplyDeleteSorry to hear that B. Only a few weeks til the next op?
ReplyDeleteOur pain is quite different though. Mine's right at my sit bones on both sides. Hip itself is felling pretty good, but always very tight anteriorly.
Hi, I'm 4 months post op for Cam impingement labral debridement and femoral neck osteoplasty. Enjoyed your blog. I only have adductor soreness on the operated hip but it gets better week by week. As for your butt complaints, I have this also. Piriformis syndrome is very common and i stretch this and hip flexors while strengthening glutes. You may want to try some self moyfascial release, I use a hockey ball which can hurt like hell but its worth it!
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