I have been diagnosed with advanced arthritis in both hips. I'm only 49. I'm being told I'll need the hips replaced sooner than later. I have been training hard and competing successfully for the past several years. Breaststroke is my competitive event. Does anyone have experience with arthritic hips? Can you advise if you think swimming (and swimming breaststroke) has made things worse or better. I usually swim 5-6x week, up to about 3500 yards per workout. I am a healthy eater, a personal trainer for a living, very flexible, take supplements for these conditions etc.
Also if anyone out there is swimming with artificial hips, would you please share your experience. Many thanks.
You might consider trying platelet rich plasma injections or it's newest iteration, plasma lysing. www.treatingpain.com/.../platelet-rich-plasma-prp. I've used this to rehab some small tears/tendon degradation in my shoulder and elbow. It's not typically covered by insurance, but it's worked for me to fix pain.
You might consider trying platelet rich plasma injections or it's newest iteration, plasma lysing. www.treatingpain.com/.../platelet-rich-plasma-prp. I've used this to rehab some small tears/tendon degradation in my shoulder and elbow. It's not typically covered by insurance, but it's worked for me to fix pain.
