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Muscle spasms years after hip replacement surgery

Joint Replacements | Last Active: Dec 31, 2022 | Replies (54)

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I've been living with the same issues for 10 years. If I ride in car, plane or stand more than 1 hour or sit on hard chair, I get intense charley horses in inner thighs that last 25 minutes of agony and then reoccur for days after. I started reading and Europe has lots of articles on ilopsoas impingement after hip replacement. After years of physical theraphy which ended 15 minutes into each session with charley horses, cortisone shots and just about every other remedy doctors suggested, I am going back to hip surgeon to see if I have an impingement. It seems likely as most of the attacks are positional. It seems most of the specialists I've seen over the years are not familiar with psoa impingement. There are specialized imaging techniques that have to be done. A hip xray is not enough. I'm taking the European articles with me to the hip specialist incase he isn't aware of them. After a 10 year journey of incredible pain and very restricted lifestyle, hope I am on to something.

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I had intense cramps like you are describing for many years, and Charley horses both before and after hip replacement surgeries. When I added calcium citrate to my supplements and hip abductor and adductor stretching as well as hamstring and iliopsoas stretching to my daily routine they gradually subsided. Now these areas only bother me if I sit too much especially on a recliner or soft seat or without lumbar support.
Have you ever tried any of these exercises? When I first started, my movements were tiny to avoid pain, and it took a long time to become more flexible.
Sue