Den-
I am glad you are addressing it because sometimes we feel once we are cut it is over except the body healing.
My AP is great...I mean great! Abs are strong....Adductors are strong and so on.
However, my body over the 4.5 years unraveled. It starts from the pelvis down....and now it is from the feet up.
All my left over pain is a result of
1) inactive glutes (getting strong as hell now)
2) weak vastus medialis (my femur collapses in)
3) tight calves (from above)
4) tight anterior tibialis
5) plantar fascitis (from over pronation)
** this is only on my surgery side and is more annoyance than anything.
It is getting better and better. The key for me is
#1 AIS stretching everyday to get blood to muscles and flexible
#2 Strengthening of addcutors, abductors, abs, vastus medialis
* I have been instructed to stay away from all repetitive motion excercises until i am strong enough. It seems I stretch well and then go crazy working out (2 hrs cardio a day) and my body is not strong enough and does not have the foundation
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So i have altered my workouts to be
#1 - AIS stretching (twice per day)
# 2 - Band excercises (once per day)
#3 - Core X (5x per week)
#4 - Swim (2x per week)
#5 - Lower body strength training
#6 - Upper body weights
**Been doing this 2 days and the difference is amazing.....MY AIS guy is the one who told me that you can not build a strong house on a bad foundation
Some of the athletes and people who have an instant diagnosis have the foundation and are IN SHAPE...so when the AP heals they are golden....Us broken down guys have to solve it piece by piece..
Would i do this surgery again??? HELL YES!!!
I just hope that someone who sees this and thinks they have it gets checked out. I only wish I knew what this injury was. I was convinced that mine was lumbar.....
I would imagine in 4-6 weeks I will be running. I signed up for a 5k on thanksgiving.....Give me something to shoot for. I may die of a heart attack but i will have strong adductors!!