Extreme and constant muscle tightness

[Sander]

7 months after hip resurfacing, recovery didn't go as I hoped. Never was able to walk more than around the house.

In last 2 months I struggle with very tight and painful thigh muscle. it's felt in area below hip to above knee.
It's towards the inner side along the thigh. it's a muscle location I never felt before surgery during my active life.

if I go in and around house trying to do daily life stuff ( no exercise or shopping or long walk ) then it intensifies and remains hectic and crazy cramps in unexpected times and remains like that for days.

prior to surgery and during my active years I never had this part of inner thigh get tight..
Even when standing it's like I'm flexing this muscle. for some reason it's overworking.

Any similar story ? Please help

[Saddlepal3]

Sander,
Sorry to hear you're experiencing so much discomfort. If you haven't already, I'd advise you to contact your surgeon. I also suggest getting a prescription for physical therapy. Good luck!

[Sander]

Thanks, I contacted my Doc.

I just wanted to know if somebody had a prolonged problem with inner thigh muscle spasms

[jimbone]

Sander-

I experienced a similar symptom but no where near as prolonged or acute as yours.  I found it helpful when recovering to spend some time identifying particular muscles difficulties using a good anatomy book so I could point the PT toward what I self diagnosed as the source of the problem so we could concentrate on fixing it.  There is a long thin muscle on the inside of the thigh called the gracilis muscle and mine stayed problematic for about 3 months after surgery.  It had been an ongoing source of discomfort for better than a year prior to surgery.  After surgery I spent a lot of time massaging it using what LMPs do with a cross articulation.  Digging my fingers into it and pulling/pushing and stretching it in a back and forth cross fashion as well as a lot of gentle daily stretching.  My mobility prior to surgery had been severely reduced for about 2 years and a lot of the muscles were so locked up that while surgery stopped all the OA pain the leg, glute and hip muscles had deteriorated substantially but the freedom from OA allowed me to work through the muscle/mobility issues that I eventually got through it.  I recommend as Saddlepal has said- find a good PT you can trust and one who has experience with THR or even better HR and plan to start getting better.  Not all PTs are as capable so interviewing a few might be beneficial and make sure to let them know they are to be treating you gently and at the rate you can proceed with.  Some have a tendency toward aggressive treatment which you don't sound ready to undertake.  The human body want's to feel good and whole and with the right course of treatment will most often respond positively.  I do hope you can get this straightened out and get out of pain to enjoy your new hip.  Best of luck.