You’re doing awesome man!!! I’m 47, 2 stripe Blue Belt in BJJ and have a right hip replacement in the very near future. I have arthritis and laberal tears. Reluctant to do the replacement cause I don’t want to give up BJJ. Your video gives me a lot of hope though. Thanks!!!
Yeah, I think if you have the right procedure and you're diligent about the physical therapy and recovery process then you'll be back to rolling at near 100% in less than a year.
Hey man, I’m scheduled for an anterior replacement with the ceramic head in March 2023. It’s not a dual mobility, just the standard. I kinda don’t have a choice at this point as I had another X-ray and I now have a fracture on my femoral head. Dr doesn’t think I’ll have any issues going back to JiuJitsu so that’s good. I will be using your videos in my recovery though. Keep them coming man!!!! And thank you.
I just had mine 7 weeks ago. THR of the anterolateral I believe. Long straight scar on the side of my leg. I can't wait to get back to some training of jiu jitsu and kick boxing. I only trained for just over a year before the pandemic and then, during lockdown here, I went crazy at home and worked out 7 days a week, many days twice a day. I believe I sped up whatever was going on down there. Anyway, I live in NYC so I don't have a house to be able to train on my own, so I'll need to go to a gym. There, I'll need to participate in classes. At 47, I think I'll keep it pretty chill and not train too much, just enough to feel good and stay healthy. You've given me the courage to try once I'm physically ready to do so. Thanks, man.
Just take the recovery slow and do the physical therapy you're prescribed. Take a look at the hip replacement recovery program that I've been posting on the channel too. It's certainly helped me to get back to close to normal. Hope it helps. Good luck man.
I am a former pro mma and muay thai fighter... 44 years training.. teaching full time 34 years... had both hips resurfaced.. '05 and '06... it is a continuous improvement but I have had to deal with limitations.. but... the absence of pain is a tremendous blessing..
I agree. The most important thing is the absence of (most of) the pain. I had my second full hip replacement earlier this year and I'm gradually getting back to near my full capacity for my age (42 as of today). I think I'm always going to be slightly limited by the prostheses, but I've been surprised at how much recuperative progress I've been able to make in a relatively short period of time. My surgeries were definitely worth it as far as I'm concerned.
Hey buddy! Appreciate the information! Had the same replacement almost 3yrs! It been tough with recovery mentally and physically! Your you tube has giving me hope to continue with training! Look forward to more of your videos!✌🙏
Thanks Carl! I wish you luck with getting back to where you want to be with your training. I'm glad you like the channel. Where does your recovery and training stand after 3 years? I'm curious because I'm still only about six months from my surgery.
Try the 7 level recovery workout program we have on the channel when you're ready. You'll probably be able to do more than just flo roll if you want to. Good luck!
Thanks for this. I’m far from a pro fighter, but I’m a 52 yo bjj brown belt. Just had a full replacement of the right and will prob do the left next year. My doctor says I can return to the mats eventually and I plan on doing so, but it is frightening. This video is very encouraging,
Yeah, it's not a pleasant experience but I definitely see myself returning to near-full training, with the caveat that I'll probably have to be very careful with being thrown or taken down. I had my second hip done about 2 months ago, and I'm already back to doing some boxing training and shadow fighting on the ground. There's light at the end of the tunnel.
I been looking for such information i a long time. There is not much information about hip replacement and martial arts/grapling. I need 2 hip replacement, but i am scared of doing it because of the restrictions. But you look strong and mobile. That gives me hope of doing material arts again🙏 Very impressiv you came so long on only 4.5 months. Great job 💪🥊 I hope you will come with more videos/ information. Thank you from Denmark ❤️🥋 Sorry for my bad english 🙂✌️
Thanks for your comments Troels. I still have a long way to go, but I don't think you need to be afraid to have the surgery if you really need it. With the right physical therapy and time you should be able to recover like I have. You just have to be patient. I'll be posting more info on this topic as I make progress. Stay tuned.
If your experience is anything like mine, then the surgery will serve you well. If possible, try to get the anterior approach. That allows much fewer limitations during the first few months of recovery. Also, make sure you check out the recovery workout program I put together (7 levels that should take about 6-7 months) on the FIGHTNESS channel. It's now been a year since my first surgery (I'm going to need another one for my other hip), so I'm also going to be putting out a new "1-Year Later" video in the next several weeks. My movement has improved significantly since the video you just watched (which was filed about 4.5 - 5 months after the surgery. Good luck to you!
Great video, gives me some hope at 64...Only three weeks post op i feel great already.. (Anterior approach) Starting to train again (very gradual and slowly)boxing only and leg workouts. like you said, like learning from the start your mind knows what to do but your body can't follow (very frustrating)..But im doing it just to stay in shape, if you're doing it for competition you gotta be 110 percent, good luck to you ..
Glad to hear you're recovering well. Keep it up with the physical therapy. Also, try the 7-Level Hip Replacement Recovery Workout Program we have on the channel. It's free. It's what I used to recover from both of my replacements (I have both hips done now), and it was very effective for me. Of course, clear it with your doctor first.
Not back to 100% yet. I actually just got my second hip replaced 3 days ago, so I get double the recovery. In any case, I did post a video of how I was doing 1 year after the first hip replacement. That might help you. Here's the link:
Thanks for pointing i run a gym I'm a full time coach for striking so i have go back just have to have students demonstrate for me for a while. Frankie Edgar had hip replacement and for 7 months later so anything is possible
I just had my second hip replaced two months ago and I'm already starting to do some light boxing and jiu jitsu training again. So far so good. I'm not sure that pro fighting would be possible after this, but I'm too old for that now anyway. Continuing to train and coach definitely seems possible though. Good luck to you with it.
Thats not full speed ??thats amazing !! Gives me lots of hope , i cant do 5 percent of what you show even before my hip problems . I suffer allso from leberal tares and arthirities on both sides i am 36 yo. Its all genetic and due to high impact basketball playing for years . Sometimes i walk at the street and im in so much pain and i feel like i am the only one in the world with that problem and pain . This video give me lots of hope and i will watch all your recovery videos as well and follow the channle. One question : dont you prefer to do a hip resurfacing on the other side ? I have geqrd its much more suitable for young patients who do high impact sports
Thanks! As to whether you go with a resurfacing or a total replacement, you should get a couple of opinions from surgeons and do what you think makes sense for you. In my case, my surgeon said that resurfacing really was not an option because the bone structure already had too much decay, so I would have ended up having to get a full replacement in a few years anyway. Whereas if I just went straight for the total replacement, it would probably last me 20 years or so. I opted for the latter. I'd say if you're a professional athlete and just need to stretch out your career a few more years, then maybe a resurfacing could be appropriate. Otherwise, total replacement might be better for most people if the bone is already substantially degraded.
Thanks for doing this video. I just found out today that I will eventually need a full hip replacement. I'm 32, been competing in amateur muay thai, boxing and mma since my 20s, training since 15. And it absolutely crushes my soul to think that I could be done with martial arts. I really wanted to continue competing and hopefully go pro. But now I'm thinking it might be too late for me unless I'm able to figure out my hip issue sooner rather than later. Does anyone think I have a realistic chance of still being successful in this sport if I were to get the surgery? Would it be better to push through the pain for now, and get the surgery when I'm sure my time competing is over? I appreciate any info/ advice. Thank you
Are you still able to perform your techniques with the same efficacy as before you had the hip pain? If so, I'd say hold off on the surgery. But if you can no longer perform your techniques (like roundhouses and side kicks) effectively, then I'd say go for the surgery now. That will hopefully give you enough time to work back towards the level you were at before. You may not get all the way back to your prior abilities, but with enough time and effort you might get close. For me it's been about 9 months since my surgery and I'm getting close to throwing head-level roundhouse kicks again. The thing that's impeding my progress is that I'm going to have to have another hip replacement on the other side pretty soon also. Otherwise I think I'd already be back to full speed or near it.
@@fightness01 so I originally had a labrum repair for my left hip about 7 years ago, when I was 25. It took me about a year but I was able to come back from it and compete multiple times with very minimal issues. However I also tore my meniscus about 4 years ago, i still continued to train and compete on it before it got too bad and I finally got it repaired about 4 months ago. I was on crutches for 6-7 weeks before being able to walk again and ever since then it seems like my left hip has really started to bother me again. I got the mri for it a couple of weeks ago and that's when they told me the cartilage is basically worn out with osteoarthritis and I will eventually need a replacement. It just depends on what I can stand for now and how it affects me going forward. My knee is doing really well and getting stronger. I kinda feel like my hip just hurts because my left leg is just weak from inactivity. But right now i am able to still box pretty fluidly and i can throw light low kicks with light knees and very very light grappling so far. All solo. I can do all of that with pretty minimal pain or soreness, but if i do more, or just go a little to hard, it will hurt more. Ultimately I just want to be able to chase my dream a little longer and see how far I can still get in fight sports. My biggest concern is wether or not getting the hip replacement will help me continue fighting, or perhaps take me away from it permanently. Thank you for your advice and information. I greatly appreciate it. Also good luck to you in your continued recovery 🙏
@@KBOM1432 I would say that if you're going to consider getting the full replacement, you should ask your surgeon about the anterior approach (not posterior) and the use of a dual-mobility hip joint device. That's what I got and the results have been pretty good so far, although I still have further to go. I'm probably going to have my other hip replaced with the same technique/device some time this year. Good luck to you too.
I'm glad I could help. It's been one year since my first surgery and I'm still working on getting my head-level kicks back. With front kicks and other kicks that don't require hip articulation to the side it's no problem, but with side kicks, roundhouse kicks and spinning hook kicks I'm still working on it. I can hit "neck" level, but not really a true head-level kick yet. But part of my problem is that I still have to have my other hip replaced as well (coming up in March 2023). Either way, I'll soon be coming out with a video to show my kicking progress one-year after my first surgery, so keep an eye out for that in the next month or so.
I am 2 months after hip replacement. Thank you for inspiration and motivation🙏 My question is, when do you start with shadow boxing and solo drills after surgery? Thank you🙏
thanks for this. I am 43 and will need a full hip replacement on the right side. I just talked to the doctor and he said with a dual mobility hip replacement I will be able to get back to training within a year. I am curious--do you think Judo is out of the question-say after a year? The doctor was okay with Jiu jitsu, boxing, etc. I didn't ask him about deadlifts or squats, but I mostly do body weight for my squats.
I was told that Judo poses the highest risk to the hip prosthesis of all the widely practiced martial arts because of the potential for dislocation of the joint when impacting the floor after a throw. But I've also read at least one study that showed very few actual dislocations or other injuries occur with judo players with a hip replacement. In my experience I think full speed randoori would be possible if you're careful and you're working with a competent partner that's aware of your issue. I think judo competition might be pretty risky, but certainly possible if you protect yourself well (and you're prepared for the potential consequences).
Hey brother...you are very inspiring!!!! Did your MD give you restrictions as to not doing this stuff? Or is it true that these are-not-your-2003-grandma's-hip-replacements and that they have taken a step up in durability? Are your problems in spinning kicks from the end range of motion in the implant, or just post surgical stiffness in everything that involves spinning? I'm a completely unambitious 55 year old martial artist who'd be happy to go on practicing harmless airk kicks for the sheer joy of it and to legitly advance to a Gracie U. purple belt before I kick the bucket. (which involves full contact sparring from the knees but not all that much stand-up fighting orthopedic chaos) Again, you are really going for it. Inspiring to your fellow aging but overactive cohort.
I had restrictions for the first 6 months, but less and less during that time. After 6 months I was cleared for just about anything. I had the anterior approach, but posterior has more restrictions. The spinning and lateral kick problems I think are due to my loss of flexibility, and not due to the joint device.
@@fightness01 good luck on regaining your spinnability! Yes I guess if they wedge apart every tendon connecting femur to pelvis everything will be pretty angry at you for many months. Please keep us apprised of your progress.
@@Shaolinportoviejo Will do. I'm planning on supplying an update video soon, specifically with a focus on kicking. Still have a long way to go, but I'm improving for sure.
@@fightness01 great. From your video it looks line youre not internally rotating your planted leg enough which must be directly related to all the angry connective tissue near your bionic hip that hopefully will remodel in the coming months. Keep at it! As long as its sustainable training.
It took me about 3-4 months before I could start again with boxing and ground grappling movements. See our video "MMA Anterior Hip Replacement Recovery Workout Program - Level 4 ".
Also, consider using the whole program if you're getting a hip replaced. Levels 1-7 should take about 6-7 months in my experience. I've now done it successfully twice (both hips are now replaced).
hey man, I just had my hip replacement at a very young age (28) almost a month ago. Your videos really give me hope, I was afraid I can't do any contact sports again. I have a question regarding to Physical Therapy, how long your Dr advice you doing Physical Therapy for? is a permanent thing? and you mentioned that posterior approach has more restrictions, is it just during post-op or they will follow you forever?
Thank you. I did outpatient physical therapy with a professional for about 3-4 months after the surgery. After that I've continued during some of the things I learned from the professionals on my own, and I've added in more and more MMA sport-specific exercises to get back to where I was before the hip problems. The most recent posts on the channel actually show exactly what I've been doing. I'm coming out with a 7 level hip replacement recovery program. You can check out the first 2 levels already. With regards to the posterior approach, it's my understanding that the restrictions are primarily for the initial healing process, but I'm no doctor, so you should ask them when you have a consultation.
@@fightness01 Thank you so much! Would you mind also sharing how do you do with flexibility now? Are you being able to perform most of Muay Thai techniques yet, such as roundhouse, high kick, sweeping or nonstop knees movements without restrictions?
@@thchuong371994 No problem. My flexibility is getting back to normal with time and extra focus on that kind of work. High roundhouse kicks, side kicks, and spinning kicks are the techniques that are still giving me the most trouble. I've been able to get them back up to about the neck level so far, but not all the way up to "head" level. I think I will get there with more time and work though.
At this point my side kicks and roundhouse kicks are the most difficult to perform. It's very hard to chamber the kick and get full extension, so my kicks have to be low still. However, I'm doing a lot of stretching and physical therapy work on the hip area, and I'm finding progress, so I anticipate that within a few months I should be able to throw kicks of all types to the head level again. I intend to post an update on my progress once I get to that level again.
@@fightness01 A thousand thanks. I look forward to your next videos with your progress. Maybe I will have to do the hip operation too and would like to hip resurfing like you did. Thanks again. See you soon.
Hi, i have 2 hip screws but i cant find any videos for screws. Would videos such as this also give expectations for hip screws or is a hip replacement just completely different. thanks for any info
I'm not familiar with hips screws and I have no experience with them, so I can't really say whether my experience in this video has any relation to what you might expect. Sorry I can't be more help.
Thanks for posting. I am considering hip surgery for severe arthritis on my right hip. Reading through various articles, I am a bit freaked out about restrictions post op. Any pain from checking kicks? Any concerns about stand up grappling, ie doing and taking throws?
The most pain I've experienced is related to high kicking, especially with side kicks, roundhouse kicks, and spinning hook kicks. Most other kicking has been okay. I haven't gone back to doing any live standup grappling yet, but in solo training I haven't had too much of a problem in that area. I am told that there is a danger of hip dislocation post-operation, especially for judo throws, which is why I opted for a dual-mobility hip device, which is supposed to have a lower probability of dislocation. Also, be sure to ask about having an anterior approach (as opposed to a posterior approach, which has many more restrictions post-op).
@@fightness01 Thanks. The surgeon mention a small incision through the side as opposed to the back. He did not mention which type of device. I will be sure to ask. The possibility of a dislocation is what worries me.
@@fightness01 Thanks. Will do. Also asking my doctor to recommend a second opinion from an another surgeon. This guy seems to operate mostly on very elderly patients, whose concerns about post op activity level will be very different than mine.
According to my surgeon my arthritis was too advanced and the overall bone structure was too compromised for that option. If I had gone that route it would most likely have required a surgical revision and a full replacement in a short period of time anyway, so I opted to go straight for the full replacement. It might be different for you, so you may want to consider speaking to one surgeon that specializes in full replacements and another that specializes in resurfacing. They're both going to be biased obviously, but it will give you both perspectives.
@@fightness01 You should have asked a surgeon that actually can do hip resurfacings. IF they don't do that surgery, they will give you excuses not to get hip resurfacing. I had first-hand experience.
@@bokatorus771 You're probably right. That being said, I'm pretty happy with my progress so far. I'm back to throwing head-level side kicks and roundhouse kicks, and I'm able to jump rope and do hill runs again, which I haven't been able to do in years. This is only 6 months after my second hip replacement. I have no plans to be a pro fighter at this point, but I can certainly continue to teach and train.
@@fightness01 thanks for your videos . And your responses sometimes it's good to know that you're not going through it all alone and you can actually still recover
I wouldn't say I feel like a million bucks, but I'm definitely way better than I was before I had the surgeries. I don't think I'll ever get back completely to where I was before I started having hip problems, but I'm getting pretty close now. So it was definitely well worth going through the process.
@@erino5528 It feels like you're about 90 years old at first. But if you do the physical therapy, you quickly progress towards recovery after about a total of 6-7 months. Your body basically has to re-learn how to create the movements your mind already knows how to do.
@@erino5528 Yes, the hip arthritis pain is significantly reduced and eventually almost completely gone after a few months post-surgery, in my experience.
Yes, but the pain was mostly in the first few weeks immediately following the surgery. The numbness still continues. According to my surgeon some of the numbness is likely to last indefinitely.
@@justina2333 Yes, initially. But after a few weeks it slowly receded. Now, after 6-7 months, I have no more pain, but I still have some numbness in certain areas.
@@justina2333 That's probably true. The extra weight bearing on the prosthesis definitely doesn't help. But the good news is it fades over time. How long ago did you have the procedure?
For the first six months after surgery I had to be very careful to make sure the femur bone had fully fused with the implant, but after that my surgeon lifted all of my restrictions. I think I'll always have to be conscious of my hips (both are replaced now) when doing certain movements (especially when getting taken down or thrown), but I'm feeling stronger and stronger as the months go by.
You have to change the way you fight because you will get a hip replacement within a year or two again ..one you put ceramic ceramic shatters yes it can handle a few hard knocks but your true power cannot be used you must face reality you start kicking kneeing and wrestling hard your hip will not last a year or two ..you could get away with power punch's and speed punch's elbows hammers head butts but power kicks and speedy kicks grappling intense hip shock will break the joint practice slowly very slowly .save the fast stuff for self defence life death situations only if you have no choice kick hard grapple hard ...so in conclusion don't forget your skills keep them but it's over mate life is a cunt sometimes I'm hurting like fuccing shite to ..but I plod along so .unless you want to replace your hip every two years or if you fight maybe every time you fight is the guy you fight gonna take it easy because you have a hip replacement fucc no his gonna ram that hip into the ground but .still role but intelligently no fast speedy stuff save that for life and death situations use speed knives etc you know the drill .you can still power punch but not with kicks you will bust the implant ..I'm a Heavey weight got hit by a car had hip replaced one year later slow kicks I'mean slow if I kick fast I will put out my hip easily it's not designed for fighting no hip replacement is so I kick slow and save them for real situations self defence if you have no choice ..have a good one mate it hurts I know ..be good .
I appreciate the input and the advice. You may be right that I'll need a new hip replacement again quickly. But according to my surgeon I have no restrictions at this point, and I'm still relatively young (43 right now), so I'm willing to take the chance with kicking in my training (within reason). However, I'm definitely going to severely limit any hard sparring, rolling, and randoori. Anyway, I really do appreciate the input. Thank you and good luck to you too.
@@fightness01I am 39 years old and am in the same dilemma. I had a hip replacement 7 months ago and am now just doing boxing alone. I am very anxious to kick the bag hard again. I am seriously stressed out about whether I should do it again
@@GeorgeBrinkmanJr Personally I haven't had a problem with kicking the bag, but it probably depends on which type of procedure you had and other factors. You may want to talk to your surgeon about it.
@@fightness01 I actually threw a few hard kicks on the bag and felt fine also. I am just worried about the long term implications of that hard impact and if it could loosen the stem from the bone, requiring a complete revision. I am not too worried about wearing of the plastic liner since that can be replaced without removing the stem if revision is needed
@@GeorgeBrinkmanJr Sor far I've had no problems, but it's still early for me. I think it's best to do more shadow kickboxing with good control, and maybe only kick the heavy bag once in a while, or just kick it lightly to focus on placement and technique.
You’re doing awesome man!!! I’m 47, 2 stripe Blue Belt in BJJ and have a right hip replacement in the very near future. I have arthritis and laberal tears. Reluctant to do the replacement cause I don’t want to give up BJJ. Your video gives me a lot of hope though. Thanks!!!
Yeah, I think if you have the right procedure and you're diligent about the physical therapy and recovery process then you'll be back to rolling at near 100% in less than a year.
Hey man, I’m scheduled for an anterior replacement with the ceramic head in March 2023. It’s not a dual mobility, just the standard. I kinda don’t have a choice at this point as I had another X-ray and I now have a fracture on my femoral head. Dr doesn’t think I’ll have any issues going back to JiuJitsu so that’s good. I will be using your videos in my recovery though. Keep them coming man!!!! And thank you.
I just had mine 7 weeks ago. THR of the anterolateral I believe. Long straight scar on the side of my leg. I can't wait to get back to some training of jiu jitsu and kick boxing. I only trained for just over a year before the pandemic and then, during lockdown here, I went crazy at home and worked out 7 days a week, many days twice a day. I believe I sped up whatever was going on down there. Anyway, I live in NYC so I don't have a house to be able to train on my own, so I'll need to go to a gym. There, I'll need to participate in classes. At 47, I think I'll keep it pretty chill and not train too much, just enough to feel good and stay healthy. You've given me the courage to try once I'm physically ready to do so. Thanks, man.
Just take the recovery slow and do the physical therapy you're prescribed. Take a look at the hip replacement recovery program that I've been posting on the channel too. It's certainly helped me to get back to close to normal. Hope it helps. Good luck man.
I’m 42 and will be having anterior hip replacement next week on my right hip courtesy of serving for over a decade in the Army
Good luck with it. Just make sure you're diligent about doing the physical therapy and making continuous progress in recovery. It'll work out.
I am a former pro mma and muay thai fighter... 44 years training.. teaching full time 34 years... had both hips resurfaced.. '05 and '06... it is a continuous improvement but I have had to deal with limitations.. but... the absence of pain is a tremendous blessing..
I agree. The most important thing is the absence of (most of) the pain. I had my second full hip replacement earlier this year and I'm gradually getting back to near my full capacity for my age (42 as of today). I think I'm always going to be slightly limited by the prostheses, but I've been surprised at how much recuperative progress I've been able to make in a relatively short period of time. My surgeries were definitely worth it as far as I'm concerned.
Very detailed demonstration of skills accessible with a combination of the anterior approach and a dual mobility construct. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you Dr. Raynor.
Hey buddy! Appreciate the information! Had the same replacement almost 3yrs! It been tough with recovery mentally and physically! Your you tube has giving me hope to continue with training! Look forward to more of your videos!✌🙏
Thanks Carl! I wish you luck with getting back to where you want to be with your training. I'm glad you like the channel. Where does your recovery and training stand after 3 years? I'm curious because I'm still only about six months from my surgery.
Encouraging video! I’m 43yr old purple belt going in for total hip replacement sep 3rd. I plan on only flo rolling when I return to the mat
Try the 7 level recovery workout program we have on the channel when you're ready. You'll probably be able to do more than just flo roll if you want to. Good luck!
Awesome! Will do
Thanks for this. I’m far from a pro fighter, but I’m a 52 yo bjj brown belt. Just had a full replacement of the right and will prob do the left next year. My doctor says I can return to the mats eventually and I plan on doing so, but it is frightening. This video is very encouraging,
Yeah, it's not a pleasant experience but I definitely see myself returning to near-full training, with the caveat that I'll probably have to be very careful with being thrown or taken down. I had my second hip done about 2 months ago, and I'm already back to doing some boxing training and shadow fighting on the ground. There's light at the end of the tunnel.
@@fightness01 I hate the thought of it but I might have to become a guard puller. Oh the shame....
@@rexforddarrow Hahaha! Try sacrifice throws!
@@fightness01 I'm hoping to buy some time but I'll be doing my other hip eventually. Aging is not for the weak...
I been looking for such information i a long time. There is not much information about hip replacement and martial arts/grapling.
I need 2 hip replacement, but i am scared of doing it because of the restrictions.
But you look strong and mobile. That gives me hope of doing material arts again🙏 Very impressiv you came so long on only 4.5 months. Great job 💪🥊
I hope you will come with more videos/ information.
Thank you from Denmark ❤️🥋
Sorry for my bad english 🙂✌️
Thanks for your comments Troels. I still have a long way to go, but I don't think you need to be afraid to have the surgery if you really need it. With the right physical therapy and time you should be able to recover like I have. You just have to be patient. I'll be posting more info on this topic as I make progress. Stay tuned.
Your moving well already that’s encouraging,I’m having the surgery soon been in misery 4 and a half years
If your experience is anything like mine, then the surgery will serve you well. If possible, try to get the anterior approach. That allows much fewer limitations during the first few months of recovery. Also, make sure you check out the recovery workout program I put together (7 levels that should take about 6-7 months) on the FIGHTNESS channel. It's now been a year since my first surgery (I'm going to need another one for my other hip), so I'm also going to be putting out a new "1-Year Later" video in the next several weeks. My movement has improved significantly since the video you just watched (which was filed about 4.5 - 5 months after the surgery. Good luck to you!
Great video, gives me some hope at 64...Only three weeks post op i feel great already.. (Anterior approach) Starting to train again (very gradual and slowly)boxing only and leg workouts. like you said, like learning from the start your mind knows what to do but your body can't follow (very frustrating)..But im doing it just to stay in shape, if you're doing it for competition you gotta be 110 percent, good luck to you ..
Glad to hear you're recovering well. Keep it up with the physical therapy. Also, try the 7-Level Hip Replacement Recovery Workout Program we have on the channel. It's free. It's what I used to recover from both of my replacements (I have both hips done now), and it was very effective for me. Of course, clear it with your doctor first.
@@fightness01 Thank you brother...
Great stuff. Thanks for posting.
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Thanks for posting this. I'm curious if ur back to 100%
Not back to 100% yet. I actually just got my second hip replaced 3 days ago, so I get double the recovery. In any case, I did post a video of how I was doing 1 year after the first hip replacement. That might help you. Here's the link:
ruclips.net/video/t5rRP5VOHEw/видео.html
Thanks for pointing i run a gym I'm a full time coach for striking so i have go back just have to have students demonstrate for me for a while. Frankie Edgar had hip replacement and for 7 months later so anything is possible
Fought 7 months later
I just had my second hip replaced two months ago and I'm already starting to do some light boxing and jiu jitsu training again. So far so good. I'm not sure that pro fighting would be possible after this, but I'm too old for that now anyway. Continuing to train and coach definitely seems possible though. Good luck to you with it.
Thats not full speed ??thats amazing !! Gives me lots of hope , i cant do 5 percent of what you show even before my hip problems . I suffer allso from leberal tares and arthirities on both sides i am 36 yo. Its all genetic and due to high impact basketball playing for years . Sometimes i walk at the street and im in so much pain and i feel like i am the only one in the world with that problem and pain . This video give me lots of hope and i will watch all your recovery videos as well and follow the channle.
One question : dont you prefer to do a hip resurfacing on the other side ? I have geqrd its much more suitable for young patients who do high impact sports
Thanks! As to whether you go with a resurfacing or a total replacement, you should get a couple of opinions from surgeons and do what you think makes sense for you. In my case, my surgeon said that resurfacing really was not an option because the bone structure already had too much decay, so I would have ended up having to get a full replacement in a few years anyway. Whereas if I just went straight for the total replacement, it would probably last me 20 years or so. I opted for the latter. I'd say if you're a professional athlete and just need to stretch out your career a few more years, then maybe a resurfacing could be appropriate. Otherwise, total replacement might be better for most people if the bone is already substantially degraded.
@@fightness01 i see , interesting ! I have 3 appointments set with different surgeons . Thx ! So much info about this from your sharing . Thank you
@@benrodnisky1 Hope it helps. Good luck!
Good information, thanks for compiling. Did you have total hip replacement or resurfacing? Thanks.
Thank you. It was a total anterior hip replacement with a dual mobility device.
Thanks for doing this video. I just found out today that I will eventually need a full hip replacement. I'm 32, been competing in amateur muay thai, boxing and mma since my 20s, training since 15. And it absolutely crushes my soul to think that I could be done with martial arts. I really wanted to continue competing and hopefully go pro. But now I'm thinking it might be too late for me unless I'm able to figure out my hip issue sooner rather than later. Does anyone think I have a realistic chance of still being successful in this sport if I were to get the surgery? Would it be better to push through the pain for now, and get the surgery when I'm sure my time competing is over? I appreciate any info/ advice. Thank you
Are you still able to perform your techniques with the same efficacy as before you had the hip pain? If so, I'd say hold off on the surgery. But if you can no longer perform your techniques (like roundhouses and side kicks) effectively, then I'd say go for the surgery now. That will hopefully give you enough time to work back towards the level you were at before. You may not get all the way back to your prior abilities, but with enough time and effort you might get close. For me it's been about 9 months since my surgery and I'm getting close to throwing head-level roundhouse kicks again. The thing that's impeding my progress is that I'm going to have to have another hip replacement on the other side pretty soon also. Otherwise I think I'd already be back to full speed or near it.
@@fightness01 so I originally had a labrum repair for my left hip about 7 years ago, when I was 25. It took me about a year but I was able to come back from it and compete multiple times with very minimal issues. However I also tore my meniscus about 4 years ago, i still continued to train and compete on it before it got too bad and I finally got it repaired about 4 months ago. I was on crutches for 6-7 weeks before being able to walk again and ever since then it seems like my left hip has really started to bother me again. I got the mri for it a couple of weeks ago and that's when they told me the cartilage is basically worn out with osteoarthritis and I will eventually need a replacement. It just depends on what I can stand for now and how it affects me going forward. My knee is doing really well and getting stronger. I kinda feel like my hip just hurts because my left leg is just weak from inactivity. But right now i am able to still box pretty fluidly and i can throw light low kicks with light knees and very very light grappling so far. All solo. I can do all of that with pretty minimal pain or soreness, but if i do more, or just go a little to hard, it will hurt more. Ultimately I just want to be able to chase my dream a little longer and see how far I can still get in fight sports. My biggest concern is wether or not getting the hip replacement will help me continue fighting, or perhaps take me away from it permanently. Thank you for your advice and information. I greatly appreciate it. Also good luck to you in your continued recovery 🙏
@@KBOM1432 I would say that if you're going to consider getting the full replacement, you should ask your surgeon about the anterior approach (not posterior) and the use of a dual-mobility hip joint device. That's what I got and the results have been pretty good so far, although I still have further to go. I'm probably going to have my other hip replaced with the same technique/device some time this year. Good luck to you too.
Thank you for doing this video. Can you eventually do high kicks with just even little power?
I'm glad I could help. It's been one year since my first surgery and I'm still working on getting my head-level kicks back. With front kicks and other kicks that don't require hip articulation to the side it's no problem, but with side kicks, roundhouse kicks and spinning hook kicks I'm still working on it. I can hit "neck" level, but not really a true head-level kick yet. But part of my problem is that I still have to have my other hip replaced as well (coming up in March 2023). Either way, I'll soon be coming out with a video to show my kicking progress one-year after my first surgery, so keep an eye out for that in the next month or so.
I am 2 months after hip replacement. Thank you for inspiration and motivation🙏
My question is, when do you start with shadow boxing and solo drills after surgery? Thank you🙏
Glad I can help. I started about 3-4 months after surgery (slowly).
@@fightness01 Thank you bro 🙏✊
thanks for this. I am 43 and will need a full hip replacement on the right side. I just talked to the doctor and he said with a dual mobility hip replacement I will be able to get back to training within a year. I am curious--do you think Judo is out of the question-say after a year? The doctor was okay with Jiu jitsu, boxing, etc. I didn't ask him about deadlifts or squats, but I mostly do body weight for my squats.
I was told that Judo poses the highest risk to the hip prosthesis of all the widely practiced martial arts because of the potential for dislocation of the joint when impacting the floor after a throw. But I've also read at least one study that showed very few actual dislocations or other injuries occur with judo players with a hip replacement. In my experience I think full speed randoori would be possible if you're careful and you're working with a competent partner that's aware of your issue. I think judo competition might be pretty risky, but certainly possible if you protect yourself well (and you're prepared for the potential consequences).
@@fightness01 thank you very much. I really appreciated your videos.
Hey brother...you are very inspiring!!!!
Did your MD give you restrictions as to not doing this stuff? Or is it true that these are-not-your-2003-grandma's-hip-replacements and that they have taken a step up in durability?
Are your problems in spinning kicks from the end range of motion in the implant, or just post surgical stiffness in everything that involves spinning?
I'm a completely unambitious 55 year old martial artist who'd be happy to go on practicing harmless airk kicks for the sheer joy of it and to legitly advance to a Gracie U. purple belt before I kick the bucket. (which involves full contact sparring from the knees but not all that much stand-up fighting orthopedic chaos)
Again, you are really going for it. Inspiring to your fellow aging but overactive cohort.
I had restrictions for the first 6 months, but less and less during that time. After 6 months I was cleared for just about anything. I had the anterior approach, but posterior has more restrictions. The spinning and lateral kick problems I think are due to my loss of flexibility, and not due to the joint device.
Based on your air-kicking and rolling ambitions, I think you should be able to achieve them with some time and good physical therapy.
@@fightness01 good luck on regaining your spinnability!
Yes I guess if they wedge apart every tendon connecting femur to pelvis everything will be pretty angry at you for many months.
Please keep us apprised of your progress.
@@Shaolinportoviejo Will do. I'm planning on supplying an update video soon, specifically with a focus on kicking. Still have a long way to go, but I'm improving for sure.
@@fightness01 great. From your video it looks line youre not internally rotating your planted leg enough which must be directly related to all the angry connective tissue near your bionic hip that hopefully will remodel in the coming months.
Keep at it! As long as its sustainable training.
Can you provide a timeline? Boxing and hip rotation to ground moving?
It took me about 3-4 months before I could start again with boxing and ground grappling movements. See our video "MMA Anterior Hip Replacement Recovery Workout Program - Level 4 ".
Also, consider using the whole program if you're getting a hip replaced. Levels 1-7 should take about 6-7 months in my experience. I've now done it successfully twice (both hips are now replaced).
hey man, I just had my hip replacement at a very young age (28) almost a month ago. Your videos really give me hope, I was afraid I can't do any contact sports again.
I have a question regarding to Physical Therapy, how long your Dr advice you doing Physical Therapy for? is a permanent thing? and you mentioned that posterior approach has more restrictions, is it just during post-op or they will follow you forever?
Thank you. I did outpatient physical therapy with a professional for about 3-4 months after the surgery. After that I've continued during some of the things I learned from the professionals on my own, and I've added in more and more MMA sport-specific exercises to get back to where I was before the hip problems. The most recent posts on the channel actually show exactly what I've been doing. I'm coming out with a 7 level hip replacement recovery program. You can check out the first 2 levels already. With regards to the posterior approach, it's my understanding that the restrictions are primarily for the initial healing process, but I'm no doctor, so you should ask them when you have a consultation.
@@fightness01 Thank you so much! Would you mind also sharing how do you do with flexibility now? Are you being able to perform most of Muay Thai techniques yet, such as roundhouse, high kick, sweeping or nonstop knees movements without restrictions?
@@thchuong371994 No problem. My flexibility is getting back to normal with time and extra focus on that kind of work. High roundhouse kicks, side kicks, and spinning kicks are the techniques that are still giving me the most trouble. I've been able to get them back up to about the neck level so far, but not all the way up to "head" level. I think I will get there with more time and work though.
@@fightness01 thanks man. Can't wait to see you in the right/cage, good luck with your journey!!!
Good morning. I would like to know if you can do a side kick or a circle kick and how high you can get. Thank you.
At this point my side kicks and roundhouse kicks are the most difficult to perform. It's very hard to chamber the kick and get full extension, so my kicks have to be low still. However, I'm doing a lot of stretching and physical therapy work on the hip area, and I'm finding progress, so I anticipate that within a few months I should be able to throw kicks of all types to the head level again. I intend to post an update on my progress once I get to that level again.
@@fightness01 A thousand thanks. I look forward to your next videos with your progress. Maybe I will have to do the hip operation too and would like to hip resurfing like you did. Thanks again. See you soon.
@@BruceLee-io9by I'm glad I could help. Thanks very much for watching. Please subscribe and like the video if you haven't already. Much appreciated.
Hi, i have 2 hip screws but i cant find any videos for screws. Would videos such as this also give expectations for hip screws or is a hip replacement just completely different. thanks for any info
I'm not familiar with hips screws and I have no experience with them, so I can't really say whether my experience in this video has any relation to what you might expect. Sorry I can't be more help.
@@fightness01 thanks for the reply. The video was still informative regardless,thanks
i have two screws as well from SCFE, hope I can train after I get a replacement
That's probably a question for a specialist doctor. I have no experience with hip screws, so I don't really have a basis for comparison.
Thanks for posting. I am considering hip surgery for severe arthritis on my right hip. Reading through various articles, I am a bit freaked out about restrictions post op. Any pain from checking kicks? Any concerns about stand up grappling, ie doing and taking throws?
The most pain I've experienced is related to high kicking, especially with side kicks, roundhouse kicks, and spinning hook kicks. Most other kicking has been okay. I haven't gone back to doing any live standup grappling yet, but in solo training I haven't had too much of a problem in that area. I am told that there is a danger of hip dislocation post-operation, especially for judo throws, which is why I opted for a dual-mobility hip device, which is supposed to have a lower probability of dislocation. Also, be sure to ask about having an anterior approach (as opposed to a posterior approach, which has many more restrictions post-op).
Checking kicks has not been a problem. Even throwing knees on the heavy bag gives very little pain.
@@fightness01 Thanks. The surgeon mention a small incision through the side as opposed to the back. He did not mention which type of device. I will be sure to ask. The possibility of a dislocation is what worries me.
@@edwhlam Ask about the anterior (front) incision approach also.
@@fightness01 Thanks. Will do. Also asking my doctor to recommend a second opinion from an another surgeon. This guy seems to operate mostly on very elderly patients, whose concerns about post op activity level will be very different than mine.
Just wondering why didn't you take the hip resurfacing option
According to my surgeon my arthritis was too advanced and the overall bone structure was too compromised for that option. If I had gone that route it would most likely have required a surgical revision and a full replacement in a short period of time anyway, so I opted to go straight for the full replacement. It might be different for you, so you may want to consider speaking to one surgeon that specializes in full replacements and another that specializes in resurfacing. They're both going to be biased obviously, but it will give you both perspectives.
@@fightness01 yeah no worries thanks for your response . I just did my resurfacing and recovering at home Man it is painful
@@fightness01 You should have asked a surgeon that actually can do hip resurfacings. IF they don't do that surgery, they will give you excuses not to get hip resurfacing. I had first-hand experience.
@@bokatorus771 You're probably right. That being said, I'm pretty happy with my progress so far. I'm back to throwing head-level side kicks and roundhouse kicks, and I'm able to jump rope and do hill runs again, which I haven't been able to do in years. This is only 6 months after my second hip replacement. I have no plans to be a pro fighter at this point, but I can certainly continue to teach and train.
@@fightness01 thanks for your videos . And your responses sometimes it's good to know that you're not going through it all alone and you can actually still recover
What type of implant you taken
Full anterior hip replacement with a titanium/ceramic combination dual mobility prosthetic joint made by Zimmer.
I have to ask now you have both hips completed do you feel like a million bucks?
I wouldn't say I feel like a million bucks, but I'm definitely way better than I was before I had the surgeries. I don't think I'll ever get back completely to where I was before I started having hip problems, but I'm getting pretty close now. So it was definitely well worth going through the process.
@@fightness01 how would you describe what it feels like post op without OA?
@@fightness01 Thanks for replying did you notice a difference when it came to arthritis ? was there a sifnificant amount of pain reduced?
@@erino5528 It feels like you're about 90 years old at first. But if you do the physical therapy, you quickly progress towards recovery after about a total of 6-7 months. Your body basically has to re-learn how to create the movements your mind already knows how to do.
@@erino5528 Yes, the hip arthritis pain is significantly reduced and eventually almost completely gone after a few months post-surgery, in my experience.
Did you have any pain and numbness in your thigh after surgery?
Yes, but the pain was mostly in the first few weeks immediately following the surgery. The numbness still continues. According to my surgeon some of the numbness is likely to last indefinitely.
@@fightness01 was the pain and numbness basically throughout your entire quad muscle?
@@justina2333 Yes, initially. But after a few weeks it slowly receded. Now, after 6-7 months, I have no more pain, but I still have some numbness in certain areas.
@@fightness01 This pain and burning is killing me! I'm a big guy like you. I think we have the worst outcomes as compared to petite women.
@@justina2333 That's probably true. The extra weight bearing on the prosthesis definitely doesn't help. But the good news is it fades over time. How long ago did you have the procedure?
Are you concerned about damaging the implant with all the impact?
For the first six months after surgery I had to be very careful to make sure the femur bone had fully fused with the implant, but after that my surgeon lifted all of my restrictions. I think I'll always have to be conscious of my hips (both are replaced now) when doing certain movements (especially when getting taken down or thrown), but I'm feeling stronger and stronger as the months go by.
@@fightness01 it’s a lifelong thing. The more you workout, it lowers the life of then until it’s time to get a revision. It sucks
You have to change the way you fight because you will get a hip replacement within a year or two again ..one you put ceramic ceramic shatters yes it can handle a few hard knocks but your true power cannot be used you must face reality you start kicking kneeing and wrestling hard your hip will not last a year or two ..you could get away with power punch's and speed punch's elbows hammers head butts but power kicks and speedy kicks grappling intense hip shock will break the joint practice slowly very slowly .save the fast stuff for self defence life death situations only if you have no choice kick hard grapple hard ...so in conclusion don't forget your skills keep them but it's over mate life is a cunt sometimes I'm hurting like fuccing shite to ..but I plod along so .unless you want to replace your hip every two years or if you fight maybe every time you fight is the guy you fight gonna take it easy because you have a hip replacement fucc no his gonna ram that hip into the ground but .still role but intelligently no fast speedy stuff save that for life and death situations use speed knives etc you know the drill .you can still power punch but not with kicks you will bust the implant ..I'm a Heavey weight got hit by a car had hip replaced one year later slow kicks I'mean slow if I kick fast I will put out my hip easily it's not designed for fighting no hip replacement is so I kick slow and save them for real situations self defence if you have no choice ..have a good one mate it hurts I know ..be good .
I appreciate the input and the advice. You may be right that I'll need a new hip replacement again quickly. But according to my surgeon I have no restrictions at this point, and I'm still relatively young (43 right now), so I'm willing to take the chance with kicking in my training (within reason). However, I'm definitely going to severely limit any hard sparring, rolling, and randoori. Anyway, I really do appreciate the input. Thank you and good luck to you too.
@@fightness01I am 39 years old and am in the same dilemma. I had a hip replacement 7 months ago and am now just doing boxing alone. I am very anxious to kick the bag hard again. I am seriously stressed out about whether I should do it again
@@GeorgeBrinkmanJr Personally I haven't had a problem with kicking the bag, but it probably depends on which type of procedure you had and other factors. You may want to talk to your surgeon about it.
@@fightness01 I actually threw a few hard kicks on the bag and felt fine also. I am just worried about the long term implications of that hard impact and if it could loosen the stem from the bone, requiring a complete revision. I am not too worried about wearing of the plastic liner since that can be replaced without removing the stem if revision is needed
@@GeorgeBrinkmanJr Sor far I've had no problems, but it's still early for me. I think it's best to do more shadow kickboxing with good control, and maybe only kick the heavy bag once in a while, or just kick it lightly to focus on placement and technique.