I was driving a manual 2 weeks after my current fai surgery right hip and 4 weeks after fai surgery 1 left hip and capsular repair left hip.
Fai hip surgery recovery blog.
The path of my recovery has not changed much since my last post but i think that is news in itself.
Basically the ball femoral head and socket rub abnormally creating damage to the hip joint.
Post fai recovery miscellany.
There are ups and downs but the overall trajectory is constant improvement.
In hip arthroscopy the hip is distracted and an arthroscope a videocamera about the size of a pen is used to look in the joint to see and treat damage that is found using two to five incisions that are about inch in size.
Fai surgery 2 november 14 2013 right hip femoroplasty and capsular repair tightening of iliofemoral ligament.
This past decade the number of surgeries for hip impingement have exploded.
To schedule a physical therapy appointment ahead of hip arthroscopic surgery click the button below to contact your nearest athletico location.
After attending the apa breakfast on femoroacetabular impingement fai with joanne kemp where joanne made a point that perhaps physiotherapists aren t doing enough to rehabilitate patients following hip arthroscopy for fai i became curious to know how post op hip rehabilitation has evolved over the past 10 years.
I am sitting here making a list of things i need post op and your blog has been the most helpful.
When could you drive after fai surgery.
Feel free to visit our hip arthroscopy recovery blog as well which contains lots of helpful information.
Left hip fai surgery image repaired jan 13 2014.
The basic concept is that a small number of us are born with hips that tend to impinge and this extra wear and tear can rapidly lead to arthritis.
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My fiancé and i have struggled with the decision to do this now or after we get married in hawaii next april on my 50th bday.
Hip fai surgery recovery can be tough.
Today is the 4 month anniversary of my surgery for fai and a torn labrum in my left hip so i think it s time for an update.
Although the post hip arthroscopic surgery recovery process takes time the aforementioned tips can help patients prepare ahead of time to make the rehabilitation go as smooth and comfortable as possible.
You can read my back story in a previous blogpost found here unfortunately for me i ended up having the same surgery on my left hip feb.
Gombera to check your hip and see if hip arthroscopy surgery is right for you.
Surgery for fai can be performed using hip arthroscopy or open surgery.
I am scheduled in 7 1 2 weeks for fai and labral tear surgery on my left hip.
Femoroacetabular impingement or fai is a condition of too much friction in the hip joint.
February 9th 2017 i went into surgery to repair a torn labrum and correct the fai in my right hip.
