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Using Cold Therapy Effectively
When I asked my surgeon about the optimum frequency, duration and strategic use of cold in reducing inflammation, he shrugged his shoulders. “Studies are inconclusive. Fifteen minutes max.” No big surprise there. With cold, as with nearly every aspect of your recovery, the way forward is to start with an experiment and listen to your body….
Scar Minimization Technique
Whether or not you’re concerned with the appearance of your surgical scar(s), you don’t want below-the-surface adhesions to cause you pain and limitation. Here’s a very easy to understand and manageable approach, courtesy of Sue Hitzmann of the Melt Method: If you have had an anterior hip replacement, you might also want to see me…
Organize a Fundraiser for Your Recovery
Asking a hundred (ideally several hundred) people in your life to pay for visits to the chiropractor is likely the last thing you can imagine putting on your plate right now. But if your piggy bank is empty, this is what I’m suggesting. What you really need is a friend or family member to take on…
Yes, Your Recovery Could Get Expensive
Elsewhere I’ve recommended you extend your Sabbatical as long as you can, equip a home gym, and supplementing your insurance-provided Physical Therapist with a trainer and other healing arts practitioners. If you’re having a joint replacement or other similarly major surgery, I recommend having months of sessions with the trio of chiropractor, personal trainer and massage therapist. I…
Acetabular resurfacing vs total hip replacement
This is a topic I know nearly nothing about (except that resurfacing does not involve replacing part of your bone with titanium). I just know that in my particular case, it wasn’t an option. But for some people, it’s all they need, apparently. Add it to your list of questions to ask your orthopedic surgeon. Here’s the…
Don’t I get a whole new body?
You have pain and restriction now, and you’re going to have it after the surgery too. But it’s going to be improving (unlike the degenerative arc we’ve been on) as LONG as we are committing and investing in positive outcomes. My biggest fear going into this was that the surgery was not going to solve all…