L BHR with Mr Treacy

[Dannywayoflife]

Anna your on!! :D

[Dannywayoflife]

Today I'm 29 weeks. I've been down the gym for my daily workout. I did 30 moms walking on the treadmill with walking backwards and side stepping as a warm up/down. Did 25 mins on the hike and 15 mins on the cross trainer. Then some weights. I normally do a bit more cv but my hip is a bit stiff today possibly from the walking on uneven ground last night but hay ho small victories ;D

[Dannywayoflife]

Its 30 weeks today :) I am starting to notice that im feeling better the majority of the time. I have been doing a few more shifts which have been long days on my feet covering a good number of miles and towards the end of the day i have ached and had some tenderness around my hip area but im sure this will go as time passes.

[Dannywayoflife]

Just celebrated my 30 weeks by hitting the bag for the first time in probably over a year! The hip did think what the hell is going on at first as I have a unique style where by I close the distance rapidly by switch hitting and do a lot of skipping and lateral movement but after 2-3 rounds the hip was fine. I'd say my power is down maybe 10-15% and I put this down to the lack of bounce in my hips and let's but I'm sure that will return!

[hernanu]

It does return, Danny. The hip is kinda surprised the first few times, almost like the windows are being opened and the moths fly out of a dark unused room. Takes a bit to clear those cobwebs.

I hit the bag medium speed for the first few workouts, then started speeding up, slowing back down when (as will periodically happen) I missed the bag as it was swinging and my body torqued past it. My hip kicked my behind for a couple of days after that, quieted down and I went back to it.

You've approached this right, the power will come. I think power comes from both strength and coordination, along with the subtle shifts of the smaller muscles. In my opinion, the muscles that contribute to all of those need to be built up again, plus the muscle memory to twitch quickly.

Good on you to get back to that bag.

[Dannywayoflife]

Cheers Hern fingers crossed. I basically view what I'm doing right now still as rehab I'm preparing to return to "train" at some point next year.

[Dannywayoflife]

31`Weeks today. Nothing major of note this week. I think im still improving steadily and getting stronger all the time. I have been doing more specific hip exercises this week loads of latteral lifts etc so hopefuly they will take care of the smaller muscles that still are not  100%.

[morph]

Nice one Danny. Its good to hear the larger muscles have healed well especially considering your ordeal at the start. You sound happy with your progress. Hows your ROM doing?

[Dannywayoflife]

Hay Morph,
                yeah id say im fairly pleased so far with my recovery. Although ill be extatic when i consider myself fully fit again! I would say that i still have some minor imballances in some of my muscles and some remaining scar tissue but i am still very early in my recovery.
My ROM in most plains is excellent and i think the lateral plain has improved slightly also so touch wood i will get a really good ROM back.

[Dannywayoflife]

Well 32 weeks today. And i still feel like im recovering. I have noticed that my ROM has definitly got better this week. I have been doing some very light stretching for this though. But also possibly as a result i have noticed some more start up ache/stiffness. I went along to another Judo class last friday and if im honest for some reason when we started the uchi comi(standing throw practice) my hip just didnt feel right and so i had to quit the class early. I thin that it was a ROM and a muscular weakness thing so i have started doing some very light but deep squats and some light dead lifts as these seem to strengthen up the muscles really well. I have decided to leave the judo a few months now as it really depressed me as the class id been to before id done really well. But i am still healing and so i have to still take it easy.

[hernanu]

I'm glad you went, Danny - the ROM, strength, etc. will come.

You're at the point where I started working on ROM, now it is in pretty good shape. I think you did right to listen to your own body and counsel and put it off for when you feel better. This careful approach you've taken will pay off well; the kind of twisting stresses that throws, mat work and landing put on our bodies are not typical for most athletes except for people in contact sports. I like the way you've paced yourself despite being super aggressive.

Once the hips are strong, the ROM gets better, you can work on muscle memory and so on. It'll come, even if it is initially dispiriting to not be where you were. You have the tools to get back to where you want to be.

[morph]

Judo must require great strength from the the hips and all those stabiliser muscles. It sounds good that you have identified some deficiences which you can now work on.

[Dannywayoflife]

I was very careful not to actually complete any of the throws or be thrown as i still believe its a bit early for that i will deffo be waiting for the 12 months to do that! Hern your as always right the wat that sports like Judo bjj etc load our bodies is very unique and isnt really replicated in any other sports.
I personally think that i still have a fair bit of healing to do.
Ive had my little reality check now so its back to doing my rehab. Ill continue to try and strengthen it up and do the rom stretching and see how i go.

[Tin Soldier]

Where was I for the last 22 pages of this thread?  This might be the longest on the forum.

[Dannywayoflife]

Ha what can i say tin HR is now one of my hobbies!! ;D I also want to give future hippies info. As with out all you guys who helped me god knows where i would have ended up! I suspect id now be limping around with some un proven THR had i not come accross this site. So thanks one and all to all the members and especially to PAT!!!!!!!!!!!

[Pat Walter]

Hi Danny

Thank You for all your help.  I know many others appreciate it, too.  It is all about trying to get the positive word out about hip resurfacing and the great outcomes almost all of us have had.

This discussion group has wonderful people that support and inform others about their experiences.  It is all of the great folks here that makes this such a helpful place to visit.

Maybe you could think about starting a new thread that is chapter 2 of your story.  It is getting a bit long for new people to come and catch up on.  If you don't want to fine, but if you do, I think it might be helpful.

Thanks again.

Pat