Guest guest Posted July 22, 2004 Report Share Posted July 22, 2004 Thank you all for responding and giving suggestions. To answer some questions, I had two months of Physical Therapy, where they never heard of hip resurfacing. They were amazed at what I could do so soon after surgery, they nick named me " Wonder Boy " . They were use to patients 65 and older. I am 46. I am 160 lbs. I am quite active. They tested my strength and they thought it was great at three months post-op. Don't get me wrong, I ride my bike, I swim, I walk and I run after my three and one year olds everyday. However,I do not want to push my luck, the only weights I do are leg extensions and curls. My only concern is that the vastas medealis muscle does not seem small, it is not there all together. I can not see it at all. My knee for the first few months after surgery was slighty unstable, but that is much better now, even though it is sore to the touch. It seems odd to me since they cut me at the other end of my thigh bone (maybe that is why the muscles should be seperated then cut). Every other leg muscles were back to normal within three months. The " Pistol " excercise looks insane, I will have to work up to that! I will try the stairmaster which someone suggested, first. Thank you again everyone for all of your help. Wayne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 23, 2004 Report Share Posted July 23, 2004 Hi Wayne, Just getting my books out here......... The Vastas Medealis appears to come off just under the hips joint area on the femur opposite the Greater Trochanter.........so it is hard to see why it would have been involved with the actual hip replacement itself......... It ends up joining the V lateralis and Rectus femoris and going over the patella and down etc.......... I don't understand it to be one of the knee sideways stabilizers as such.........as there are others who wrap around the knee........namely tendons that come out of the hamstring group and from the Gluts plus collection originating up the top of the hip......... I understood from my own situation that it was the Glut collection that had more to do with my knee wandering early on........and though mine are still pretty weak the knee is pretty stable these days......the gross swelling around it is also slowly easing..........It used to be sore to touch on the inside area where the tendons leave the knee area again to go on lower - you didn't mention just where yours is sore to touch....... Leg extensions and curls will not really do anything for the Gluts - you need more of the squat type exercises along with some of those ones where you tie bands to the ankles and pull the lot one way or another........ I find the latter are slowly helping...........though all those activities you do such as walking and swimming should also help these....... However of course this doesn't answer any issues you have about why the V Medealis seems to be non existant........ Can I ask if it defies being felt moving when you do your leg extensions......? That is when I find it hard to locate anything vaguely resembling muscle action in my left leg whereas it is quite definate in my right............ My muscles were atrophied for 35 years so it is taking quite a deal to talk them into life again.............. I ask because in many bodies muscles don't necessarily stand out as something one actually 'sees' but they are there nevertheless..........well unless you look like Arnie.......smile. Edith LBHR Dr. L Walter Syd Aust 8/02 > Thank you all for responding and giving suggestions. To answer some > questions, I had two months of Physical Therapy, where they never > heard of hip resurfacing. They were amazed at what I could do so > soon after surgery, they nick named me " Wonder Boy " . They were use > to patients 65 and older. I am 46. I am 160 lbs. I am quite active. > They tested my strength and they thought it was great at three months > post-op. Don't get me wrong, I ride my bike, I swim, I walk and I > run after my three and one year olds everyday. However,I do not want > to push my luck, the only weights I do are leg extensions and curls. > My only concern is that the vastas medealis muscle does not seem > small, it is not there all together. I can not see it at all. My > knee for the first few months after surgery was slighty unstable, but > that is much better now, even though it is sore to the touch. It > seems odd to me since they cut me at the other end of my thigh bone > (maybe that is why the muscles should be seperated then cut). Every > other leg muscles were back to normal within three months. > The " Pistol " excercise looks insane, I will have to work up to that! > I will try the stairmaster which someone suggested, first. Thank you > again everyone for all of your help. > > Wayne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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