So, what am I going to do? 🤔

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#071: So, what am I going to do? 🤔

Amanda underwent Hip replacement age 59.

I'm a decade younger than she was.
I get intermittent right groin pain
From my right hip 😖

I get a click in that groin that
That's a labral tear.

And..

1. I'm also fairly sure that..

I'm one of the 1 in 5 males
Who has a cam deformity of their hip..
(an off centre cam shape femoral head)

That's point Number 1 from last week's newsletter.
Continuing down the points that added up for Amanda..

Here's what I'm NOT going to do..

2. Try NOT to repeatedly flex my hip.
Playing with the kids

And in my day job..

(cue my favourite animation.. Impingement at the red arrow)

3+4. Try not to put on +2kg bodyweight.
That is biomechanically + biochemically bad.

(tricky with a trip to France this week 😖)

5 NOT decrease my activity

(that's against all the recent evidence)

6. AND NOT take painkillers

(proven, largely, NOT to work)

If I do those things..

My hip is going to hurt..

A lot.

I'm fairly sure that I'd find myself

..heading down a downward spiral:

Moving less
Putting on weight

And impacting those other 2x pillars of health:

Sleep +
Stress

What do I take away from this..?

Well, I know what I’m not going to do..

Consultation?
Examination?
Investigation?
Painkillers?
Injection?
Operation?

‘It's a straight NO way, and NO thank you'

For the moment, at least..
For the moment, at least..
I'm going to pay attention to..

Bodyweight
Activity
Movement

B.A.M.

Hopefully that keeps me doing more, with less pain.

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