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<blockquote data-quote="GoingNorth" data-source="post: 710143" data-attributes="member: 1963"><p>Hopefully, her new hip, if she follows rehab instructions for exercises, etc., exactly, will giver more mobility and a lot less pain.</p><p></p><p>husband had been aserious athlete when he lost his hip to aseptic necrosis, a condition that occurs in severly alcoholic and severely malnourishsed folks. husband was neither, but was very physically active (running, hiking, and martial arts. He continued with his martial arts during recovery, and was religious about doing and going to physical therapy. It is thought in his case the aseptic necrosis was due to a heavy fall on the job that tore away the blood supply to the joint, causing it to eventually die.</p><p></p><p>Unfortunatley, when he was cleared to return to normal activity,he went back to running...on Chicago's paved streets and alleys. The replacement failed after 3years and by that time he was too ill to tolerative a revision of the joint.</p><p></p><p>Instead they fused the joint,leaving him only ablet o walk a few steps with a walker, which he used in the house. He used a mobility scooter for the rest. Still did martial arts, both for core and arm andchest strength, and to maintain what strengh he could in his legs.</p><p></p><p>There are exercise/PT aimed at elderly hip cases. I also recommed, once y our mom is a bit over this latest injury, that she seek out a Feldenkreis practitioner. This specialized physical therapy works on aligning the entire body and helped Stu with not only being able to keep his balance much better, it also made him able do "marital stuff" without risk of damaging the fusion or any other important stuff.</p><p></p><p>So, it's super important what you get active on the hip asap, and that you therapy as assigned, you also have realize that artificial hips aren't as good as the real thing.</p><p></p><p>Make sure mom works out a realistic plan of recovery and ongoing exercise w ith her hip.</p><p></p><p>If your family can afford it, and if theylive in a housing situation where they can do it, i highly recommend a walk in tub for your mom. I wanted one so bad, not just for Stu, but for me as my knees were finding it harder and harder to get up out of a tub. We looked into it, but found that our bathroom wasn't suitable/sturd y enough.</p><p></p><p>Good luck and hugs to all of you. It's gonna be a rough road for all of you; not least your mother.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GoingNorth, post: 710143, member: 1963"] Hopefully, her new hip, if she follows rehab instructions for exercises, etc., exactly, will giver more mobility and a lot less pain. husband had been aserious athlete when he lost his hip to aseptic necrosis, a condition that occurs in severly alcoholic and severely malnourishsed folks. husband was neither, but was very physically active (running, hiking, and martial arts. He continued with his martial arts during recovery, and was religious about doing and going to physical therapy. It is thought in his case the aseptic necrosis was due to a heavy fall on the job that tore away the blood supply to the joint, causing it to eventually die. Unfortunatley, when he was cleared to return to normal activity,he went back to running...on Chicago's paved streets and alleys. The replacement failed after 3years and by that time he was too ill to tolerative a revision of the joint. Instead they fused the joint,leaving him only ablet o walk a few steps with a walker, which he used in the house. He used a mobility scooter for the rest. Still did martial arts, both for core and arm andchest strength, and to maintain what strengh he could in his legs. There are exercise/PT aimed at elderly hip cases. I also recommed, once y our mom is a bit over this latest injury, that she seek out a Feldenkreis practitioner. This specialized physical therapy works on aligning the entire body and helped Stu with not only being able to keep his balance much better, it also made him able do "marital stuff" without risk of damaging the fusion or any other important stuff. So, it's super important what you get active on the hip asap, and that you therapy as assigned, you also have realize that artificial hips aren't as good as the real thing. Make sure mom works out a realistic plan of recovery and ongoing exercise w ith her hip. If your family can afford it, and if theylive in a housing situation where they can do it, i highly recommend a walk in tub for your mom. I wanted one so bad, not just for Stu, but for me as my knees were finding it harder and harder to get up out of a tub. We looked into it, but found that our bathroom wasn't suitable/sturd y enough. Good luck and hugs to all of you. It's gonna be a rough road for all of you; not least your mother. [/QUOTE]
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