I had doubts about the need for a hip replacement so visited Dianne's physio in Adelaide as I mentioned in a blog post below. This visit and his exercises have continued to give me so much relief that I have been brave and visited a recommended physio back home - Dora St Physiotherapy. Sue Middlemiss and I chattered about our common interest in chooks and various other things while she did a variety of measurements and manipulations and came to the same conclusion as David Spurrier in Adelaide - back issues are causing all sorts of problems around the pelvis and upper leg on my right hand side. I am to continue with all David's exercises (one slightly changed) and add another two to my regime.
I feel like a changed person since doing all this physio over the last 2-3 weeks. I can now walk without a limp, drive without pain and generally get on with all the things I used to do. While I have had some issues for quite a few years, lifting Surrey (and subsequently boxes etc) has exacerbated the whole problem.
I go to visit the hip surgeon at the end of September to discuss the issue but now will be going with a completely different set of aches and questions. Maybe I won't even need the hip replacement just yet??
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