FAI (Femoro-acetabular Impingement) & Karate

My personal experience with FAI and what you should know about this condition

Archive for March, 2009

3 months and counting…

Today marks 3 months from the day I had my hip replacement.  I am certainly not completely healed but I have made a lot of progress. 

I wouldn’t call what I have been experiencing “pain” but have had my share of “discomfort.”  Basically, the biggest limiting factor in my recovery has been, and continues to be, range-of-motion.  At this point, I have regained the majority of my strength (80-90% on my left side as compared to what I can do on my right side, which of course is also not perfect).  But although I have put a lot of effort into increasing my flexibility, I haven’t reached the point where I think I should be.  I do feel that I have increased my flexibility a little each week. But the progress is very slow at this point and makes me wonder if I will ever be able to do high kicks and low stances again…