I was luckily able to get in to see a sports orthopedist this afternoon. She's pretty good too; she fixed up Coach Phil after his back break.
Long story short, hip issues are difficult to diagnose without X-rays and MRI's, so that's the next step. There's no question there is something going on there, and her working theory is that I might be looking at a torn hip labrum, which would kind of suck, but is not the end of the world. Beyond that, it could be a hairline hip fracture or maybe just acute tendonitis. Glad I'm dealing with it though, as it's been a problem for a while.
The bad news? For the time being, I have to dial back the running considerably. At best, I can run up to five miles on flat surfaces, but only if it isn't bothering me. The good news? I can still do Cross Fit, but just have to eliminate some of the jumping moves. A fair trade off.
Anyway, X-rays on Friday and MRI TBD. More later.
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Does this make you a HIPSTER? GS
Dr. Todd thinks Howard needs to stretch more and it's acute tendonitis.
I am an expert at knee replacement but not on hips. Hope you'll slow down a little and let the hip rest. Good luck with the test.
Good lord, Howard. You don't stretch? What are you thinking? Seriously.
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You've seen what not stretching has done to me. GET ON IT!
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