I went in for PT today, to see whether the therapist would have any more exercises for me, since at the last session she'd told me "try it for two weeks and then let me know if it seems to be helping." And then I got pneumonia, and a month went past, and I'm not sure whether/how much the PT is helping my hip.
So, we did some of the exercises I normally do at home, plus a couple I haven't been, and I think I have a way to add one of them at home. The PT office version is stepping sideways onto and then over a wide step; the home version will be step sideways onto the bottom stair of a staircase, back down, then turn around and do the same with the other leg.
I asked if there's any PT that I'm not already doing that might help my hips, and the therapist went away for a few minutes and said no. So: patience, and hope time and continuing with the exercises helps; the cortisone didn't really help, and I don't want surgery.
There's also nothing to add to the knee exercises, and no need/reason to go back unless something else comes up. Just keep doing them at home, four days a week for the time being.
(ETA: my knee, which felt mostly okay during and shortly after the PT session, is now--six hours after PT--hurting significantly. Proceed with care on the step thing, I think.)
So, we did some of the exercises I normally do at home, plus a couple I haven't been, and I think I have a way to add one of them at home. The PT office version is stepping sideways onto and then over a wide step; the home version will be step sideways onto the bottom stair of a staircase, back down, then turn around and do the same with the other leg.
I asked if there's any PT that I'm not already doing that might help my hips, and the therapist went away for a few minutes and said no. So: patience, and hope time and continuing with the exercises helps; the cortisone didn't really help, and I don't want surgery.
There's also nothing to add to the knee exercises, and no need/reason to go back unless something else comes up. Just keep doing them at home, four days a week for the time being.
(ETA: my knee, which felt mostly okay during and shortly after the PT session, is now--six hours after PT--hurting significantly. Proceed with care on the step thing, I think.)
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