Hi
@GGAZ.. So sorry to hear about the psoas.. can you tell if it's primarily lower down towards the hip ( iliopsoas) or up higher like naval area? I agree with the sitting up aspect, which can be tough right now for us at 4 weeks.. I bought a nice bed rail so I wouldn't antagonize mine,, and also help my poor neck, which seems to be my chief complaint.
So, of course I am a huge proponent of massage therapy. I confess that I have worked on mine since the second week of recovery. I found the most prominent area of need to be close to my hip bone and then lower.
If you could find a massage therapist who practices neuromuscular or corrective massage or even better an Osteopath who does hands on body work and manipulations, I think you would get some good relief through them.
There are stretches but my first question would be to the OS team and see if they did some deep stretches on that side. I know my surgeon did stretching of my good hip because that hip tends to be elevated and rotated.
he said there is a fine line in performing those stretches because there are nerve endings at the attachments and they try not to aggravate the nerves.
If the hip was stretched, then we need more than 4 weeks to heal..I try to think of my hip and knee as recovering from a bad sprain and sprains can take 6-8 weeks to heal.
That is just my take on it. but I hope it helps give you some other options to think about.
I also usually check the matching major support muscle to the Psoas in any client with that issue. there is a muscle in our lower back called the Quadratus Lumborum-- I find it goes hand in hand with the posts and both should be factored into the mix when problem solving.
We are at 4 weeks!! It's a bit freaky to me, the time is whizzing past so quickly! I see my OS team on Wednesday. Can't wait to get their take on things.
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