I had a full hip replacement in January this year. For the first eight weeks, I just focused on walking & stretching exercises. After that, I started practicing with a wedge at the driving range, gradually building up to a maximum of thirty balls per session. After twelve weeks I started using a seven iron at the range, this coincided with the go ahead to play from the surgeon who carried out the procedure. From then on in, I started to step up my practice, which included playing a gentle nine holes on a very flat course. I can’t remember when, but I gradually lost the fear of playing with a full swing and expecting a pain in the area around my hip. Now, seven months on, I can play and practice without pain. However, I recommend lots of stretching, daily as well as before & after a round of golf. Hope this helps.
Glad you were able to progress to getting back to golfing! Stretching and strengthening the muscles around the hip or replaced joint will definitely help a lot!
I had total knee replacement last year by Dr. Amanda Marshal Rodriguez in San Antonio. She does the minimal invasive replacement and does not cut the quad muscle. I had 120 degrees range of motion three days after surgery. I was swinging a club in two weeks and played 18 after three weeks. My PT was amazed my recovery. I had over 130 degrees at my three month check up!
I had a full hip replacement in January this year. For the first eight weeks, I just focused on walking & stretching exercises. After that, I started practicing with a wedge at the driving range, gradually building up to a maximum of thirty balls per session. After twelve weeks I started using a seven iron at the range, this coincided with the go ahead to play from the surgeon who carried out the procedure. From then on in, I started to step up my practice, which included playing a gentle nine holes on a very flat course. I can’t remember when, but I gradually lost the fear of playing with a full swing and expecting a pain in the area around my hip. Now, seven months on, I can play and practice without pain. However, I recommend lots of stretching, daily as well as before & after a round of golf. Hope this helps.
Glad you were able to progress to getting back to golfing! Stretching and strengthening the muscles around the hip or replaced joint will definitely help a lot!
I had total knee replacement last year by Dr. Amanda Marshal Rodriguez in San Antonio. She does the minimal invasive replacement and does not cut the quad muscle. I had 120 degrees range of motion three days after surgery. I was swinging a club in two weeks and played 18 after three weeks. My PT was amazed my recovery. I had over 130 degrees at my three month check up!
That's awesome, glad you had a speedy recovery and were able to get back to golf quickly!