Hip Pain

[crimsongirl]

Laurie,

Factured vertebra ouch..!!!... Still thinking of riding... hmmmm hope you don't hurt yourself more???

As for hip pain I had the same issue when I started in both my hips to point that I could hardly walk because of the pain. I actually thought I had a nerve trapped but a super triathlete at work gave me some good advise when he saw I could hardly walk and asked why. He suggested.....

Swimming believe it or not. He said that would help ease the pain and use other muscles around it which helps to relax your body. I decided to give it a go and must admit it works wonders. Day before I go for a run or play field hockey I go for a swim and the following day again and the pain has never returned, although it did take a week or two. As soon as I feel the pain coming back I go swimming. I did this for about 2 months and I only go every once in a while now just to have a relax as my body appears to have adapted to it.

I hope you feel better soon and make sure you will be ok before doing more exercise as you don't want to do more damage...

[tulip]

Laurie--wow! I'm so glad you went to the orthopod and got a definitive answer. So many people (myself included!) try to heal themselves, which can be fine but big issues should not be ignored. Good for you.

Now re-read Knotted's post--and take care of yourself! Best to you!

And don't go to the chiro with a broken vertebrae! (The chiro won't work on you with that condition anyways, but just to be sure...)

[lauriebizz]

Thanks so much for all the advice; I certainly don't want to injure myself any further. As for my activity level, she suggested taking it a bit easy and doing lower impact ie: riding and swimming for a few weeks. Once it has the opportunity to heal, to take things slowly and if I have any pain to back off. I’m not that dedicated to injure myself further! I've learned the hard way to listen to my body.

Laurie

[KnottedYet]

Was it a comminuted compression fracture?

The pain from the L5 neighborhood can refer to the hip/butt/thigh, especially if the sensory nerves in the annulus of the disc there got walloped.

I'd be interested to see if your hip pain resolves as the fracture repairs.

[kjay]

Mighty Mo, I'm happy to read that someone else also lays the bike down on the ground to step over. Ever since my hip replacement in 2001, I've had to do this because my hips are not flexible.