Broken Hip V Running

[minnie76]

I am 36 years old female, in December 2014 I was told I had broken my hip, I am not sure how I had managed this. the pain I had been experiencing had been getting progressively worse over the month, I had been walking, running and getting on with life not realising my hip was broken.

I have run 2 half marathons and lots of ten k's since starting to run in 2011.

my query is ........ I miss running, the surgeon has told me I can run but to give it time, I think all I can do at the moment is swim which I will embrace however I want to run, i miss running. I have a review check up in march and I am hoping that the GP will tell me running is okay.

any suggestions, any one with experience of running following a broken hip, pretty much anything about broken hips, running & getting better.

looking forward to any thoughts, suggestions or just being able to chat with someone in the same situation as me.

thanks
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[Stephen_G]

My Brother (He's 51) got ran over on New Year's Eve, four years ago. They didn't check him at the time for a Hip injury. He got discharged from Hospital, but he recently felt like he was suffering from Sciatica. His Doctor referred him back to Hospital and the x-rays confirmed the Doctor's fears. A small piece of bone had fractured off and the socket was cracked. He's been told that they cannot do a replacement until he's of pensionable age!

Being someone who has worked in a Sports Shop and sold Running Shoes for 2½ years, I would SUGGEST that you stay in the pool, as you will strengthen the joint without the impact travelling up your leg. You might have to be a little more patient. I would also stay off Treadmills too, for the foreseeable future.

[Stephen_G]

Have a look here too, minnie

http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Body-and-Soul/Health-and-Fitness/Question1391767.html#answer-9475939

[ChillDoubt]

Do you have any idea how you came by the injury? Was it as a result of an accident(trauma) or a stress fracture?
36 is a tad younger than one might expect for such an injury, unless you have a bone density problem or (which I very much doubt) a pathological fracture.
Were you scanned or had any form of blood tests etc?
It just seems a little odd that you've seen a surgeon yet don't appear to have had any investigations.
The problem may be aleviated by surgery(Dynamic Hip Screw) or less drastically using crutches for a period of time. Either way, you need s little more in-depth investigation before carrying out any more running IMH(and very limited)O.