Affirmation of the unknown

WedgeC

Had my 4-month check up with the orthopedic today and good news, “all is great” according to him. What is remarkable is The level of “unknowns“ still going on. Should I be running? “Perhaps but not on hard surfaces” according to the doc. How do I know if I am overdoing it? “You may be sore and stiff” according to the doc. Thanks for that tremendous insight LOL.
Interesting that the actual procedure is extremely specific and intricate, however the advice and guidelines are very non-specific.  I ran a 21:48 Trail 5K last Saturday but pulled/strained my hamstring (other side of THR) with a 1/2 mile to go…I absolutely attribute it to the fact that I am putting a lot more stress on my non-THR side because I affectively have a leg length discrepancy; because of how I compensated prior to THR… that is my current battle, working that alignment and kink out but frankly not real confident that will ever get 100% corrected.  Any advice on these alignment and compensation issues as a result of THR would be appreciated!  BTW I finished the race with the pulled hamstring 😉

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    • April 13, 2021 at 9:08 am #19534
      WedgeC
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      Had my 4-month check up with the orthopedic today and good news, “all is great” according to him. What is remarkable is The level of “unknowns“ still
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    • April 14, 2021 at 3:28 pm #19538
      Hip Brother Tom
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      Hey WedgeC,

      Great job on the 21:48 – despite the strained hammy. You are absolutely on the right track with your thoughts on how you strained it. I am guilty of hammy injuries myself. My hipside hammy is constantly tight and I am often straining it (I relate that to my partial knee replacement on my non-thr side). I think the best advice that I could give you is to really focus on strength training for your legs (like you’ve never done before) along with some good/regular stretching. It’s a new ball game and you’ll still be able to run, but it’s going to take more focus to avoid injuries. Hope this helps and again….great job with the 21:48.

    • April 16, 2021 at 4:55 am #19547
      WedgeC
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      Thank you Hip brother Tom! Not glad to hear the extra attention needed on leg strength exercises (I really just want to get out and run!) but Glad to hear you confirm my intuition! Will be sticking with PT for a while!

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