Hi Sandra! I've personally never done Zumba, but here's a link to a gal (@Zumbamama) who had bilateral surgery and if I'm not mistaken, she went back to teaching Zumba somewhere around 7 weeks. You can read her recovery thread here...
I'm six weeks post op. I did the Zumba warm up at our gym last Wed. I just did ten mins. I spent the rest of the hour on the machines. I'm taking things slowly and carefully...
Hi and welcome to BoneSmart. I'm going to post some general recovery articles for you that will help you understand the complete healing process for your hip. It actually takes more than a couple of months to be really back to normal again. You know what your body can tolerate, but I recommend you give it at least another month before doing Zumba. And even then, start slowly until you see what you can tolerate without pain. You'll know you've overdone it when you have pain and/or swellling in the days following the activity. This is why you must be careful and start with short times working up to longer ones over time. It is rare to hurt while you're doing the activity....the discomfort (or agony) comes in the day or two following. You want to avoid that as it can set you back in your overall recovery.
Now for the articles:
First are the BoneSmart mantras ....
- rest, elevate, ice and take your pain meds by the clock
- if it hurts, don't do it and don't allow anyone - especially a therapist (PT) - to do it to you
- if your leg swells more or gets stiffer in the 24 hours after doing it, don't do it again
- if you won't die if it's not done, don't do it
- never stand when you can sit, never sit when you can lie down, never stay awake when you can go to sleep!
- be active as much as you need to be but not more than is necessary, meaning so much that you end up being in pain, exhausted or desperate to sit down or lie down!
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