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What physical therapy exercises did you do after hip replacement?
Joint Replacements | Last Active: Nov 12, 2023 | Replies (58)Comment receiving replies
Welcome to Mayo Connect, where we share our various medical journeys.
I have had uneven leg lengths just about all my life. Even one of my hip surgeons remarked on it, measure it and tried to fix it during revision of a hip replacement. It didn't work, so I was left with PT & lifts. The PT taught me to walk in such a way that I could "get by" without the lifts, but the legs were still uneven.
What finally "fixed" me was a specific type of chiropractic care called Upper Cervical Chiropractic (my provider belongs to NUCCA), the goal of which it to align your spine from the top down. And have it stay aligned without weekly or more frequent "adjustments." In my case, unless I am having a problem, I am only seen every couple of months for a quick check.
In my case, first was a complete diagnostic process - like 3 hours. Then he aligned the top of the spine - one of my shoulders was over 1" higher than the other - this took several trips over a month. After that was stable, he aligned the sacrum & tailbone. My shoulders and hips are now level, and the difference between my legs has gone from 1/2"+ to about 1/8" - barely noticeable.
Did your PT put evaluate whether your shoulders and hips were level?
Sue
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Sue,
I have always believed in chiropractic care. I first saw a chiropractor when i was ten and fell off my horse. I had a scary neck injury from that fall and instead of taking me to the ER, my mother took me to a chiropractor. I never asked her how she knew to this in 1962.
It worked - he made some adjustments and I was aligned. Since then, i have seen chiropractors on several occasions and always with success.
Now, i have osteoporosis and am being treated for that. What are your thoughts about chiropractic treatment and mushy bones?
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Thanks for your quick response!
My PT only measured my leg length. I’ve had different leg lengths as long as I can remember. That was the first time I knew how far off they were (about 1 cm). My surgeon also told me my spine was slightly curved which was also new information.
I see my surgeon soon and am going to ask him about the procedure you followed. It sounds promising. I wouldn’t be worried about the difference except 1 cm is quite a bit and I’ve started to have issues with my non-op leg which I suspect may be from the leg discrepancy.
Thanks again - very helpful to see how you’ve managed your leg discrepancy.