Work, pt and the gym
I made it back to work today after being away for nine weeks. It felt very good to be back in the office, and my co-workers marveled at how well I was doing.
My reunion with Jennifer (my physical therapist) followed. She, too, was in awe of how strong I was. Despite that, she was able to find a host of things that are wrong with my alignment and flexibility. Among the top:
We only lined up two more physical therapy sessions, as I'm doing so well.
After pt, I made my way to the gym. Did 11 minutes on the elliptical and then lifted lower body weights: quads, hamstrings, calves, gluts, adductors and abductors. I'm lifting 30 percent to 75 percent of what I was before surgery. So I have a lot of room to grow, but the goal is to take it easy as I work to get stronger.
My reunion with Jennifer (my physical therapist) followed. She, too, was in awe of how strong I was. Despite that, she was able to find a host of things that are wrong with my alignment and flexibility. Among the top:
- My sacrum is uneven.
- The bottom of my pelvis is really uneven. Off by an inch.
- The muscles in my lower back are pulled too tight.
- Hip flexor is very tight.
We only lined up two more physical therapy sessions, as I'm doing so well.
After pt, I made my way to the gym. Did 11 minutes on the elliptical and then lifted lower body weights: quads, hamstrings, calves, gluts, adductors and abductors. I'm lifting 30 percent to 75 percent of what I was before surgery. So I have a lot of room to grow, but the goal is to take it easy as I work to get stronger.
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I totally agree with the relief and sense of freedom of getting rid of the walking aids. I too have been working, PT, and gym for the last two weeks now. It feels great to get back to real life.
Good luck to you in the rest of your journey to pain free hips!!