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This post is a response to a reader question about my pregnancy and torn hip labrum. But first I want to announce that I created a hip pain resource page listing all my postings regarding this injury in chronological order and grouped around pain management and pregnancy. You will find it much easier to follow [...]
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Since I rarely discuss my torn hip labrum with co-workers and friends, it is amazing to find many people with hip and back problems once I open up. Though surgery is the only way to “heal a torn hip labrum,” here is a checklist of several things to do before you schedule hip surgery to [...]
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I got an email from a reader asking about my decision to have a baby prior to getting more treatment for my torn hip labrum. In the email the reader wrote: I am not a good candidate for surgery either… The doc has told me that in my shoes, she wouldn’t wait to have kids, [...]
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The short answer is no. A torn hip labrum (or any labral tear) cannot heal itself. However, when most people are asking this question, they are more interested in whether the pain of a torn hip labrum will disappear over time. The answer to that question is “it depends.” Quick overview on your hip labrum [...]
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A reader recently sent me an email asking how my torn hip labrum is doing with my pregnancy. Prior to getting pregnancy, the pain level on my hip is probably in the range of 2-3 (on a scale of 1-10 with 10 the most painful). Hence, my doctor does not think surgery would help with my [...]
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It’s been a crazy few weeks dealing with my overwhelming exhaustion from my pregnancy. This is a little late, but better than never. Here is the final post on deep tissue massage using foam roller exercises. Included in this post are some pdf’s from around the internet with pictures and instructions showing you how to [...]
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In this post I will discussion why deep tissue massage is a must for anyone with tight muscles or an injury, in particular for someone with a torn hip labrum like me, and how you can do deep tissue massage therapy at home using form roller exercises.
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This post is a discussion of the type of hip exercises (including hip stretches) I do at home for my torn hip labrum to manage the pain. Please note that I am not a doctor or a personal trainer. I have no idea what is the severity of your hip injury. These are examples of hip exercises that worked for me.
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When my back stopped hurting from my car accident, the doctors were no longer interested with my complaints about hip pain when my first MRI and x-ray showed that there is nothing wrong with my hip. I even started believing that it might be from muscle imbalance or something I did from my workouts.
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