Re: Re: yoga after hip replacement

August 18, 2011

I'm still having tightness with my muscles in that area and it's creating

some mild pain more like discomfort when I sleep still after 4 months. I

just figure it takes a while for those small muscle fibers to heal.

On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 10:42 PM, daiseyyy4 <daiseyyy4@...> wrote:

> **

>

> Thanks . I am definitely putting yoga on hold until I am sure that it

> is ok. I know that the muscles around the hip are very tight and I need to

> stretch them but I'm not taking any chances with this hip.

>

> >

> > > **

> > >

> > > I have had both hips replaced. One was 3 1/2 years ago and the other

> was 20

> > > months ago. I have had no problems and have been going to the gym right

> > > along. Recently I added yoga and some stretch classes and one of my

> hips is

> > > really hurting. It has that achey, arthritis feel that it had before

> the

> > > surgery but I am able to walk ok. It is bad enough to wake me up at

> night.

> > > Does anyone know if yoga can cause problems for a replaced joint or am

> I

> > > just using muscles that haven't been used? Only one side hurts, the

> newer

> > > hip.

> > > Thanks.

> > >

> >

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