Hello, About 6 months ago, I was in alot of pain and still have considerable amount. Upshot, after MRI, chiropractic care and orthopedic appt. I found out I have a labral hip tear. I completed 4 weeks of pt, with the directions, no lower body workout, no warrior poses, hip openers or twist or sitting crossleg or crisscross applesauce, I am a preschool teacher. I am a yoga instructor and worked out regularly in the past before the injury. I will be seeing the doctor at the end of the month to schedule surgery. I can do a upper body work out but I have gained about 15 months from the inactivity. As a yoga instructor I should know what poses to stay away from but would be interested in hearing from others to develop some sort of regular practice again. Thank you!
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I’m sorry I don’t have an answer for you, but I wanted to give your thread a bump. I hope you make a full recovery and get back to your regular yoga practice at some point.
Dear Michelle,
You mentioned going to Dr. (end of month)…
was wondering how you are doing? As far as developing
a new and safe protocol…may be a bit involved for internet
discussion…we’d all probably like to hear more info…
All the best for a speedy and [I]full[/I] recovery in 2010,
Namaste with Healing Blessings,
Nancy
I went to the doctor and he wanted to do shots and more physical therapy. I said that it wasn’t an option. So I am seeing another doctor who will perform my surgery.My appt.is next week and at that time I will learn when surgery will happen. Still alot of unanswered questions about recovery. Thank you for inquiring. I will post after the appt.
In Peace
Michelle
Michelle, if you don’t wish to answer please do not, but I am wondering why the shots and PT are not an option for you?
I have done pt 3xs a week for 4 weeks and it helped with the inflammation. The doctor explained that the shots and pt would not repair the tear. So it did not make a sense to pursue. I am a preschool teacher and this injury has impacted my yoga practice and chasing after little ones. I felt surgery is the best option and I know there is a risk of retear. I still wake up with a great deal of pain. I do not take pain pills instead meditate and do some simple yoga poses with a bit of stretching I learn at pt. Thanks for inquiring.
Oh I see. Thanks for explaining. How frustrating this must be for you. I hope you get some relief soon.
[I]Sending healing blessings to you Michelle.[/I]
Along with wishes for your complete and speedy recovery may I suggest using affirmations.
If you are comfortable using this (or create your own):
[B]“Thank you ____ for a complete divine healing of my hip.”[/B]
Use the word God, or Jesus or Great Spirit, Source of All-Being, etc…whatever your frame of reference is,
or leave out the blank as you feel guided. If you create your own it will probably be more powerful.
As a teacher I imagine you’re [I]very[/I] creative…I wish I had a yoga instructor when just a wee child! 
I’ve found in personal experience and with others that using affirmations can really work. It’s simple, easy and free…so, why not?
Affirmation must be in the present tense. Write it down. Put power in your words. Repeat as often as possible; minimum, daily.
Visualize your hip…perfect.
Recently one morning I had flu symptoms/fever…with all the H1N1 press I figured I had better focus and
’practice what I preach’ …see if I would knock this ‘thing’ out before it got bad. I BELIEVED that I [I]could[/I] and [I]would[/I] do it. (that’s the key)
I created an affirmation, and Andrea, I used it as mantra. I concentrated with every fiber of my being…I [I]felt[/I] it working
and of course used visualization to enhance. In 1/2 a day (that eve, usually when fevers rise) it was normal.
My husband was surprised and relieved. Was it coincedence? Some would say so. For me…it helped.
Our minds are so powerful! Sometimes we forget that fact!
Hope this suggestion helps [I]you[/I] on your journey to wholeness.
Best with Blessings,
Nancy
[QUOTE=aka360Yogini;26715][I]Sending healing blessings to you Michelle.[/I]
Use the word God, or Jesus or Great Spirit, Source of All-Being, etc…whatever your frame of reference is,
or leave out the blank as you feel guided. If you create your own it will probably be more powerful.[/QUOTE]
God, or Jesus and Great Spirit are three different things. The most helpful and compassioned is The Divine Mother also known as Great Spirit or Holly Ghost.
Hello, thank you for your feedback! I am getting a second opinion on the 16th. The first surgeon wanted to also wait 5 yrs for a hip replacement, manage my pain, modify my physical activities. He even recommended giving up my yoga. I am also working with a persoanl trainer once a week and have made an appt. with a yoga therapist. I have cobble together a mini yoga practice with cat/cow, bridge, staff, plank poses. I hope there is more I can do but for now this is good. Yes I do visualizations and my mantra is the following , I am healthy, I am worry free, I am pain free , I am grateful. Again thank you!
In Peace~
Suggestion (I know you are getting a lot of these lol) add “I am whole” in there?
Wonderful that you are doing so many good things for yourself, and listening to your inner knowing instead of doctors who really are not in a space to truly feel what you need.
I wish you a speedy recovery!
Hello Michelle,
As a yoga teacher I advise my students to consider doing everything possible to avoid surgical “repairs”. In many cases though this may means significant changes in how they do their business of living. And, allopathic healing can be much slower and require greater patience. Simply put, it is more difficult for some to do.
However once a student has made a mindful choice then it is my job to support them in that choice as best as I can with the tools of yoga that I have. So I’ll speak only about modifications to an asana practice in the context in which you frame it.
When the student accepts the allopathic care model then it is best for that person to first get clearance from their healthcare practitioner. So it would be your orthopedic surgeon in conjunction with your GP who would direct you regarding physical activity.
Once cleared, I would avoid open pelvis (standing) poses for about 6 months and be very mindful on internal rotation of the femur. When the legs are not weight-bearing it is less of a concern but still the exploration of internal and external hip rotation should be very gentle.
Since you don’t mention the style of your practice I am handcuffed on a complete answer, I’m sorry. No jumping please. If you are an ashtanga practitioner no jump backs or jump forwards. If you are an Iyengar student then no jumping the legs apart for standing poses. The faster asana practices and the ones with higher external temperatures would not be in your best interest. The former due to the rush preventing mindfulness and the latter due to a false sense of opening in the connective tissue which is not by design supposed to open.
If you, as a student, are not familiar with the actions in the body to keep the hip in joint then you would likely exacerbate your issue in standing poses no matter which ones you were doing/avoiding. The head of the femur must be securely and properly oriented to the acetabulum.
Working with a well trained, therapeutic yoga teacher you could customize an asana practice for you but I could not craft such a thing without direct contact hours.
gordon