after a year of increasingly degenerative arthritis robbed me of any ability to move laterally or apply a lateral load to my left hip (no sumo stance or deadlifts - and no motorcycle riding), i had a complete left hip replacement yesterday.
the replacement consisted of titanium shaft, ceramic ball and ceramic cup hardware installed via a new 'no hip precaution' lateral procedure. the no hip precaution part means that no muscles/tendons were cut during the procedure and that the joint was not dislocated during the procedure (best of my understanding). the benefit is a much faster recovery, and i can say that although quite sore and swollen, i'm now home and walking with crutches.
to maintain some semblance of mass/strength, i had been working a modified leg routine for the last six months in which all movements were 'square' squats, leg press, romanian deadlifts with feet straight and parallel, shoulder width apart.
i'll be keeping a log here of recovery for the benefit of the forum, so that my experience can be used by others who face hip replacements. i'd be happy to share what i've learned as i zero'ed in on the procedure, hardware, dr and hospital i ultimately chose - if interested, pm me.
Current PT protocol is based on lying down, sitting and standing exercises, designed primarily to expand range of motion. beyond the exercises, i've been told that walking with crutches is the most effective thing i can do to progress. to offset the resulting swelling, ice, ice, ice...
current stats:
51
6'2"
225 lbs
5.5% bf (by so-called calibrated x-ray at a local university exercise physiology lab - i know this is contentious, by the pictures we all use here, i'm in the ~7% range)
current protocols:
TRT (test cyp @ 100 mg/4 days)
will start sermorelin soon
stay tuned...
the replacement consisted of titanium shaft, ceramic ball and ceramic cup hardware installed via a new 'no hip precaution' lateral procedure. the no hip precaution part means that no muscles/tendons were cut during the procedure and that the joint was not dislocated during the procedure (best of my understanding). the benefit is a much faster recovery, and i can say that although quite sore and swollen, i'm now home and walking with crutches.
to maintain some semblance of mass/strength, i had been working a modified leg routine for the last six months in which all movements were 'square' squats, leg press, romanian deadlifts with feet straight and parallel, shoulder width apart.
i'll be keeping a log here of recovery for the benefit of the forum, so that my experience can be used by others who face hip replacements. i'd be happy to share what i've learned as i zero'ed in on the procedure, hardware, dr and hospital i ultimately chose - if interested, pm me.
Current PT protocol is based on lying down, sitting and standing exercises, designed primarily to expand range of motion. beyond the exercises, i've been told that walking with crutches is the most effective thing i can do to progress. to offset the resulting swelling, ice, ice, ice...
current stats:
51
6'2"
225 lbs
5.5% bf (by so-called calibrated x-ray at a local university exercise physiology lab - i know this is contentious, by the pictures we all use here, i'm in the ~7% range)
current protocols:
TRT (test cyp @ 100 mg/4 days)
will start sermorelin soon
stay tuned...
bartman's hip replacement and recovery thread
