My pain level on abnormal day is about a 5-6 without any agitation. Sometimes post therapy or other physical activities it can get up around a 8 or so.
That's high. And by my calculations you are about 5½ months out, correct?
I am taking Loratab7.5/350. I usually take 2 around 4 o'clock and then 2 more around bed time. I rarely take it in the morning.
Okay.
I rarely ice my hip accept after therapy and then it is usually for 30 minutes. I keep my leg elevated when I am home as much as possible. Usually in 2 -3 hour intervals sometimes less but I a pretty active person.
You don't accomplish much in 30 mins. If you are having pain, you need to ice a lot longer than that, an hour at least. So basically
any time you are resting, watching TV or reading, you should ice. It's nature's natural pain killer.
While I am on disability I also volunteer as a local youth pastor so I have a very active life. I stay on my feet usually 2-4 days out of the week working at the church and travelling around town to help people.
Okay - gotcha!
As for your PT: My first observation is why on earth are you still doing PT at almost 6 months out? You should be forgetting all about that now and getting back to normal life. It's outrageous that your PTs are still keeping you in this routine.
I would suggest that this and only this is what is responsible for your pain and especially the ones in bold.
therapy 3 days a week and then some one day at home. I have a 1 hour routine.
recumbent stair climber for 10 minutes
in a standing position
with a 2lb weight, kick my leg out 15 reps x 3
standing
with weight I kick my leg behind me 15 reps x 3
heel raises with weight 15 reps x 3
big ball behind my back and lean against the wall and
do squats 10 reps x 3
laying down,
2lb weight, straight leg raises on my right leg only 15 reps x 3
small 6-9" round pad under my right leg and
pivoting at my leg 15 reps x 3
lay on my left side and lift my right leg 3 reps x 3
face down lift my entire right leg backwards 3 reps x 3
hamstring stretches with a strap hold it 2 minutes x 3
laying flat with knees at 90 degree angle, feet flat on the bed and lift center of my body towards the ceiling hold for 4 seconds 3 reps x 3
all this at least once a week and most of the time 2 times a week we do about a 20-30 minute session of Myofascial massage and then ice it for 15 minutes
Do you realise that you are doing
285 exercise movements in that one hour? That's almost Olympic training standard!
And how much of this are you doing at home? You never told me that which is a crucial bit of information - how many times a day and which exercises. Do you ever take a day off? Do you do this even when you are out during the day doing your pastoral work?
If I assume you are also doing your own shopping and housework, yard work and such, then you are back to normal life and really don't need to do all this stuff. You never needed it in the beginning because hips actually don't need much exercise to get better. They do a pretty good job of it all on their own if given half a chance. Trouble is, people
don't give them a chance and end up with all sorts of aches and pains and sore spots. All they need is the best therapy which is walking and even then
not to excess.
I also forgot to ask you this
Can you tell me the exact site of your pain (or pains) using this chart?
Please note the instructions in the smaller image
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