FAI (Femoro-acetabular Impingement) & Karate

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

clicks & pops and another MRI

I have been feeling grinding in my hip since a few days after the surgery.  As my range-of-motion increases further, I have been getting a little more of that.  But it doesn’t hurt and I am told by the professionals that this is nothing to be alarmed about and is not necessarily unhealthy.  I have also felt some other sensations recently in my left hip; some good and some not-so-good.  Only a few times have I felt sharp pain.  One thing that feels good, both physically and emotionally, is the occasional “pop” of my hip.  I hadn’t had a pop in my hip for years, since the arthritis started taking its toll on me.  I went for the MRI on my right hip today.  Man, that machine was even louder than the previous two MRI machines I’ve been in!  At least they gave me earplugs AND earphones (not connected to anything) to help reduce the noise.  I ended up falling asleep about 20 minutes into the 30-minute sequence.  I worked out at the gym tonight.  I had physical therapy two days ago and will have another session tomorrow.  I need to get my left hip strong enough to support all my weight and be able to do all the maneuvering following the surgery on my right hip in a few weeks.

Comments

  1. January 18th, 2008 | 11:14 pm

    Hi Jon,
    good to hear you’re healing well, wish you all the best for the up coming surgery! Look forward to reading more posts 🙂
    Jess

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