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Do you ever get the feeling that when you’re sitting in your doctor’s office talking about joint pain—hip, back, shoulder, whatever—you’re not quite getting the full story? Like maybe the incent...
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Exposing the Truth About FAI Surgery Research
Today, I want to talk about something that should make you angry. It’s about research that’s supposed to guide decisions around hip surgery — speci...
If you've been diagnosed with femoroacetabular impingement (FAI), you're probably familiar with the overwhelming advice to get surgery. But what if you could avoid the knife—and come out stronger, ...
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If you’ve been told that femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) surgery is the obvious solution for your hip pain, hold up. In this video, we take a closer look at a 2022 “systematic review” that's ...
This is a one hour interview with someone who has FAI and hip arthritis. He is in his mid 50s and has improved his hips and reduced pain over the course of 5 or 6 years with GREAT results.
Peter Inte...
Before you jump into surgery for your hip pain, consider how reported success rates may be skewed and how you might be able to use functional training to fix painful muscle imbalance and dysfunction.
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A 2018 study in the American Journal of Sports Medicine claims that surgery for hip impingement is VERY successful. It says that arthroscopic hip surgery for femoroacetabular impingement reliably prod...
This post is written by Naushad Godrej, a friend of Upright Health.
Do you ever feel a pinch in your hip when you sit down for an extended period of time? Is it difficult for you to lift your knee to...
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Femoracetabular Impingement (“FAI”) is a near and dear topic for us at Upright Health. We have had countless clients at Upright Health who wanted conservative treatment for FAI (meaning NO surgery)...
This is a post by Maks Reznik. He is an Upright Health trainer alumnus. You can find more of his content on hip pain at his website on hip pain here..
This is part II of a three-part series. If you...
Thinking about surgery for hip impingement? Years ago, I met online with a young attorney named Maks in New York City who was afraid he needed to get hip surgery. He had lost the ability to play baske...
We’ve talked about hip impingement, the success rates for FAI surgery, and even if surgery is worth it. But what if we compare the results of treating hip impingement with surgery versus physical ther...
