@CatsyCline wrote:
@bargainsgirl Good to hear you are on the mend! and you will be sad to give up your recliner when the rental period is up!
@hckynutjohn very interested to hear abut your friend with hip replacements!
i would love to try rollerblading again. it has been years and years since i skated (blades and ice) i'm 18 months out from my THR and everyone tells me don't do it, don't ride your bike, don't go in the ocean. i have had C-Spine surgery, and 2 Lumbar spine. (lol i have been sliced and diced)
i have a big divet on the posterior from my surgery so i avoid the beach
i don't nearly have the strength and endurance i used have 20 yrs ago. i could easily skate 20 miles after leaving work in the spring/summer. i miss it.
@CatsyCline
Here is a little I can add about my friend and his ice skating. He has put in months of hard work. He told me after a few weeks of PT walking, some up a ramp incline, and at some point, up and down stairs.
His Physical Therapist had him also work on his balance using several different methods. Think he said he went to 6 PT sessions, after each surgery. From there he used his home equipment. First working on range of motion with each hip.
Now he did have the surgeries 1 month apart, so the 1st hip was that much more advanced in his recovery. Most of his balance exercises were with 1 leg at a time, with some on different apparatus at PT.
From there he worked on strengthening the muscles around the hips and the quad muscles that are the most prevalent in supporting the body. He also put in Cardio exercises going a little bit longer as he progressed.
As an athlete, I had to learn, "what I used to do, meant nothing". When starting from scratch with my recoveries, my focus was always on getting stronger, with my Cardio Fitness/Strength and flexibilty. I had my goals, but set no time table as to when I would have enough Cardio and strength to be able to skate for long periods of time.
My friend is using the same philosophy in his return to skating. Each time he skates, he told me he will try to increase the time by a few minutes each session. After his first time skating, he said he was pretty sore. He decided to wait a week before he skated again. He used that time to do work at home on other aspects of his recovery.
Think he is skating on different days at a different rink now. I skate at the same rink because I know everyone there, and I can skate free because I am over 75. My friend is 62, I think, not old enough for free and I think he lives closer to another rink.
Won't get into the "should you are shouldn't you"! I have all my original joints so that is not something of concern. I tell everyone that asks me, "if you skate often, you will fall", that's just the way it is with ice skating. Regardless of skill levels, in hockey or figure skating, you are going to fall if you skate a lot.
Do what you feel is right for you. Best to you with everything,
hckynut 🇺🇸
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