Hip osteoarthritis anyone?

The slower pace is due to pain or something you can't identify?

Age 61, had the same problem the last 5-6 years. Slowing the pace was no solution, as you say walking is painful at times. I could not cycle without serious discomfort.

Had my right hip replaced on May 14th this year (a metal replacement joint). Unbelievable difference!! No pain walking, getting in and out of the car etc. Back in the Gym three months after the op. Now using the stationary bike, elliptical trainer, some weights. All pain free.

Mininscule amounts of jogging on a carpeted corridor at the gym - so far so good! Looking to increase this over the next couple of months, getting more serious in 2019!

Pain . I can bike all day no pain . Downhills are bad . Doc says if I can’t walk at 75 will talk about replacing the hip . If I don’t run all is fine . Yea I know . Stop running .

Am 65. Got a hip replaced 6 months ago. Playing tennis again (began after 3 months), running around on court. Can road-run if I want, but I'd rather my new joint lasts. The other hip diagnosed as also arthritic but currently no pain. So I don't tempt fate. No running. If you keep running with arthritis you will really pack up. If you run seriously after a replacement you risk wearing the joint out. But no more pain is fantastic. I'll take that. There are other ways to get an exercise buzz.

No easy answers, we don't want unnecessary surgery of course but why wait till you can't walk before replacement? You could run SOME on your new hip.

I misunderstood your original post and thought you meant that due to the effect of your hip, your cycling was no longer the same. I understand now--you meant cycling does not offer what running does.

What about give yourself a defined break from running, say 6-12 mos? I think you might be surprised at what a difference it makes. I was told at age 50 I was facing hip replacement, stopped running and came back a few years later, really without any pain almost ever x several years more now, but dreadfully slow, though I think that is other things like poor mechanics etc

Armstronglivs wrote:

Am 65. Got a hip replaced 6 months ago. Playing tennis again (began after 3 months), running around on court. Can road-run if I want, but I'd rather my new joint lasts. The other hip diagnosed as also arthritic but currently no pain. So I don't tempt fate. No running. If you keep running with arthritis you will really pack up. If you run seriously after a replacement you risk wearing the joint out. But no more pain is fantastic. I'll take that. There are other ways to get an exercise buzz.

So, what's the medical recommendation on resuming running on a hip replacement? I have mild OA in one hip that's no big deal and not a problem right now. But what about runners who need hip replacement - can the new joint withstand the impact forces of running? I know a couple of cats in the Grandmaster's running club I belong to who who run on knee replacements, albeit considerbly slower than pre-replacement. And Dick Beardsley runs on bilateral knee replacements...which is amazing story:

First thing, not everyone is going to be exactly the same. If you are feeling ok in your recovery - anywhere from maybe 6 months or later after your replacement - you could be able to start a bit of light jogging again. But two things are likely if you get back to serious running again (1-2 hour runs): you will wear the joint out sooner and it will need replacing, and your other joint will inevitably need a replacement. My surgeon didn't explicitly tell me not to run - I had already decided I was going to let that go - but said to me to go ahead and live my life, enjoy it but moderation now will always be better. Maybe I could comfortably jog three or four times a week for 20mins-half an hour, but longer daily runs would invite deterioration of both joints. As I'm now pain-free I think that state of well-bring is preferable to watching myself becoming inevitably slower every year and experiencing more pain, surgery and incapacity in my later years. Something you need to take account of in your sixties is that for every year you get older your body is aging more than a year; we are inevitably wearing out. Now it's your hips, but I wouldn't count on your knees lasting the distance, either - if you keep running. How many replacement parts do you really want?

After only 6 months I'm currently without hip pain, I enjoy vigorous walking, the gym and playing tennis - even singles - a couple of times a week. I wouldn't be inclined to throw that away just to see my pb's get slower every year until I'm back to a limp.

Yep , I threw in the towel this morning . No running until my doctors appointment Dec 10. It is time to rest this mess . Probably dealing with IT band issues also now with the poor mechanics of the hip . One thing leads to another . Bike it will be . Actually walking from the car to the school I am working at today was comfortable. Every day lately after my 5 to 7 mile run would be painful walking after sitting in the car . That is just stupid . Thanks for the input here . I might just go out and buy a new road bike this week . Zero pain riding .

I had seen that article before. Even have spent time on surface hippy website. I have no hip pain resting or sleeping. Just running. Does not make sense to have major surgery, time to dial the running back and see what happens. Only 62+ right now and the fast running days are over I can deal with that.

Thanks!!Indeed,

Bumping this thread.

I've been reading about quite a few new treatments in the works that could actually reverse osteoarthritis - as in prompting the body to build new cartilage.

Now when these treatments will be available, who knows - maybe 10 to 20 years time.

But lets be optimistic and that one of the several ways being investigated for regenerating cartilage in the hips becomes available in a decade or so. How does this change the risk/reward ratio of continuing to run with hip arthritis?

Should the goal be to avoid a hip replacement before these treatments become available? Would treatments that rebuild cartilage be useless or less effective for somebody with a hip replacement?

https://www.kpbs.org/news/2020/feb/07/salk-scientists-discover-therapy-could-reverse-ost/

https://nyulangone.org/news/new-approach-treating-osteoarthritis-advances

https://www.drugtargetreview.com/news/80989/knee-injection-shows-promise-as-osteoarthritis-treatment-in-mice/