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Heal Your Hips: How to Prevent Hip Surgery—and What to Do If You Need It (Paperback)

by Robert Klapper (Author), Lynda Huey (Author) "To protect your lower back, tighten your abdominal and gluteal muscles as you do this exercise ..." (more)

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Paperback: 208 pages
Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (Jun 14 1999)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0471249971
ISBN-13: 978-0471249979
Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 19 x 1.3 cm
Shipping Weight: 386 g

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Orthopedic surgeon Robert Klapper, M.D., loves to operate, but he'd rather help you avoid hip surgery. Klapper, Medical Director of Cedars-Sinai Orthopedic Associates, has teamed up with Lynda Huey, who specializes in water rehabilitation and training programs with clients such as Wilt Chamberlain. In Heal Your Hips, they present a self-help program for pain relief. The first program consists of 13 illustrated exercises, one minute apiece. Eight are done in the pool; the others in a carpeted room. Next, the authors cover healthy and unhealthy hips in a clear and spirited style (e.g., healthy hips work like two ice cubes rubbing together--slippery, with no friction); the main causes of hip problems; and medical tests. You learn how to take an active role in getting the right diagnosis, what to do for less pain, and how to get started with pool exercise. Then the book presents both deep-water and shallow-water aquatic therapy exercises to avoid or recuperate from hip surgery, and stretches to do on land. If you have had hip surgery or you want to avoid it, this book will be a valuable guide. The book is clearly illustrated with photographs. --Joan Price

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The first comprehensive guide to hip health Avoid injury, prevent deterioration, work out in water and on land, and understand the entire range of surgical options Once considered a natural consequence of aging, hip disorders can be reduced or eliminated altogether by innovative exercise regimens. Heal Your Hips explores an unprecedented range of preventive options you can take today to avoid hip injury and improve your hip health--including wonderful water and land exercises and intensive stretching. Numerous illustrations help you understand the structure and function of your hips, and dozens of photographs clearly demonstrate how to do the exercises. If indeed hip surgery is in your future, Heal Your Hips provides vital new information on several little-known, minimally invasive forms of surgery as well as straightforward coverage of traditional "replacement" surgery. You'll learn what to expect with hip surgery--from preparing for the procedure to the day of the operation to returning home and recovering with physical therapy. The practical and long-overdue guidance in Heal Your Hips will be a revelation for the millions enduring the pain of hip deterioration and injury. Whether you or your loved ones are considering hip surgery or have yet to seek medical help, turn first to the indispensable expertise in this optimistic and accessible resource.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Physiotherapist's Perspective, Aug 20 2008

By	RField (Vancouver BC) - See all my reviews

This is a wonderful book for people with osteoarthritis. Although it may be possible to get this info from other sources, it is nice to have it all in one place. The reality is that most people's doctors do not take the time to explain in this level of detail. Sometimes therapists and trainers may not be experienced in dealing with clients with severe arthritis. The most important keys to managing arthritis are self management and education. This book is a fabulous resource. Of course, it may not be appropriate for all people, and there are those who will require a bit more 'hands-on' treatment. But it is an excellent starting place...

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4.0 out of 5 stars What 3 ortho surgeons didn't tell me, Jul 24 2006

By	KathyO (Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews

The other reviewer may have had all this information available from her doctor, but that hasn't been my experience.

I am 40, suffering from osteoarthritis due to hip dysplasia, and have basically been told to just tough it out and take a lot of painkillers for the next 10 years, and accept reduced mobility as I try to parent my young children. Instead I found this book, and my painkiller consumption has gone down from codeine and mobicox daily to only a couple of aspirin every few days, if that. I sleep better at night. Doctors who evaluate my condition can't believe the degree of flexibility and strength I have in the joint, given what my x-ray looks like. Water exercise has been an incredible miracle, and as a bonus, I am looking more toned than I have in years.

My only disappointment is that Dr. Klapper mentions dysplasia as a cause of arthritis, but does not say anything about it, except that "if you have it, you probably already know it." Except that I didn't. The problem did not surface until I had gone through two pregnancies and was having pain and joint instability for the first time in my life.

If you don't like exercising on your own, by all means sign up for an aquafit class, and you will find most of the exercises in here covered in it, but this book is still worth every cent for what you learn about using water to control your pain and maintain your mobility and your lifestyle. I am looking forward to using it for "pre-hab" and rehab when I do decide to have surgery for my arthritic hip, hopefully some (many) years from now. I can't believe that hip surgeons are not shoving this book into the hands of patients for that reason alone.

Kathy

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1.0 out of 5 stars Save your money!, Feb 4 2004

By	Marci Brooke (Lancaster, PA United States) - See all my reviews

All this information is on the internet or available from your doctor. After many years of struggling with hip pain the water exercises are no surprise. Nothing in the book is new. I was very disappointed, if I could do the exercises listed, I wouldn't need the book. Good luck to all of you, go to the local Y or swim therapy, put the money to good use for a good therapist, hips are not do it yourself.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A must for those faced with hip injuries or DJD
I'm 38 and very active. After fracturing the posterior lip of my right acetabulum in a mountain bike crash, i thought my hip was healed and 6 months later I was back in the gym... Read more

Published on Dec 1 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars Very informative and easy to read
I have had 1 hip replaced and discovered the great value of water therapy during my rehab. Since my other hip will eventually have to be done also, I liked the emphasis on using... Read more

Published on Oct 1 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Let this be the FIRST book you read about your hip problems!
This is the book that I wanted to write, but just didn't have all of the answers. I recommend it as the FIRST book to read if you are having hip problems. Read more

Published on Sep 18 1999 by Linda M Bowser (linda@totallyh...

5.0 out of 5 stars If written in 1996, I would not have needed hip implants now
An excellent resource from a fitness educator. This is an excellent handbook for any person who is serious about postponing hip implants. Read more

Published on Aug 22 1999