Hi Lucinda, why not pop over to the discussion forum for a bit of moral support and hopefully some practical help to get you out of pain and more mobile. Just follow the ‘Forum’ menu link at the top of the page.

You certainly aren’t alone and there are steps you can take to improve your situation. Best of luck!

Susan

Hi Joe,
I’m still working on the book – nearly finished so if you can just hang in a little bit longer. If you join my mailing list I’ll let you know as soon as it’s ready.
I see you’ve contacted me via a couple of different methods and in one you mention that you did martial arts. It was martial arts that I think caused my problem. I did too much one-sided karate practice and ended up with my pelvis rotated.
It’s highly likely that this imbalance is 100% responsible for all of your symptoms. It can be put right, but it’s difficult. It’s not just a question of following an exercise sheet as with everything out of alignment your body no longer knows how to move correctly.
Have a try at these exercises and let me know how you get on. I suspect you’ll have difficulty on one side.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNQUivcLKPg

Normally I would be in Cyprus right now but I am waiting for an apt. with a hip surgeon due to the OA diagnosis.
I am very anxious about the idea of a THR , but nothing else is being offered.However it seems to me a very extreme solution to what for me apparently is just a bit of missing cartilage(according to x-rays).
Having checked your symptoms they are remarkably similar to my own.Unable to stand up straight or lie with both legs flat on the bed. I am told I walk with a short leg gait and am Trendelenburg positive on left side.
I have a deep conviction that the body can heal itself if we learn the right things to do.
Surgery seems such an archaic and brutal solution for this day and age.
Pain for me is getting gradually worse,but pain alone not enough as a reason to risk surgery.
What is unacceptable for me is that I walk awkwardly ,unable to straighten up and I am told this gait will damage my spine which is looking bad on a bone density scan.
As Hip Replacements are becoming so common even among younger people I have a cynical feeling that too much big business interest is involved in promoting this option.

I found your site by accident and am so interested in everything you say.
Curiously I tried going back to where I found it but the link had disappeared.
Luckily I had copied the link onto a word page and was able to find you again.
Than k you so much for sharing your experience and good luck with ongoing research.
Joy.