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Hip Replacement & Bents?
I have a good friend who is having hip replacement surgery in November.
He's been looking at bents and is wondering how people with hip or knee replacement are doing on recumbents. Any experience? I'll forward your comments to him. Thanks, Ben Burley Canto -- -------------------------- Posted via cyclingforums.com http://www.cyclingforums.com |
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Hip Replacement & Bents?
Ben must be edykated coz e writed:
I have a good friend who is having hip replacement surgery in November. He's been looking at bents and is wondering how people with hip or knee replacement are doing on recumbents. Any experience? I'll forward your comments to him. Thanks, Ben Burley Canto -- -------------------------- Posted via cyclingforums.com http://www.cyclingforums.com My left knee is U/S, slides apart and is generally no good, riding bents is a great pleasure for me, I get no joint impact and can complete 150mile rides with no nasty after effects, conversely 15miles on a wedgie sees me unable to walk the next day. Ian |
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Hip Replacement & Bents?
Ben,
I sustained major damage to my left hip last year when a car ran onto the shoulder where I was riding and hit me from behind. I was riding a recumbent bike at the time, and had been riding recumbents for a couple of years. After rehab, I'm able to walk with a cane, but I can't lift my left knee very high. For this reason, an upright "cruiser" bike works better for me now. The riding position is far more "open" than on any recumbent (save for very laid back recumbents, which involve other problems such as difficulty mounting and dismounting, balance at low speeds and putting one's feet on the ground comfortably at stops). The upshot here is that your friend probably really won't know what will work best until after the surgery and rehab. Then he should test ride some bikes and see which configuration enables him to be most comfortable. Of course, good therapy is looking at all the cool recumbent bikes on-line and doing some "wish list" research . But my advice is to not settle on anything before he knows what works best for him in the real world. He might be surprised. Tell your friend I wish him good luck and good riding! Andrew "Ben" wrote in message ... I have a good friend who is having hip replacement surgery in November. He's been looking at bents and is wondering how people with hip or knee replacement are doing on recumbents. Any experience? I'll forward your comments to him. Thanks, Ben Burley Canto -- -------------------------- Posted via cyclingforums.com http://www.cyclingforums.com |
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Hip Replacement & Bents?
Ben wrote in news:3f3331a0$1_2
@news.chariot.net.au: I have a good friend who is having hip replacement surgery in November. He's been looking at bents and is wondering how people with hip or knee replacement are doing on recumbents. Any experience? I'll forward your comments to him. Thanks, Ben The only thing I would say is that one of the nice thing about 'bents is if your legs are strong you can push with more than your bodyweight on your pedals. I guess this would be a bad thing if your hip is still "bedding in" so I would get a docs advice before heading out! There are recumbent style cycle machines in lots of gyms, so he can pretend to be using one of those if doc is easily confused Fragg *disclaimer* budding benter, don't own one |
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Hip Replacement & Bents?
Ben wrote in message ...
I have a good friend who is having hip replacement surgery in November. He's been looking at bents and is wondering how people with hip or knee replacement are doing on recumbents. Any experience? I'll forward your comments to him. Thanks, Ben Doc Pearson races his recumbent with a newly replaced hip. Word was he put off replacing it last year until the racing season was over...this year he raced with the new hip. Here is a pictu http://www.wisil.recumbents.com/wisi...n/IMG_4391.jpg The caption is: Doc Pearson seems to be doing quite well after his hip replacement last fall. |
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Ben wrote in message ...
I have a good friend who is having hip replacement surgery in November. He's been looking at bents and is wondering how people with hip or knee replacement are doing on recumbents. Any experience? I'll forward your comments to him. Thanks, Ben Burley Canto Sounds like a great excuse to look into the tadpole option. There are dozens of them and lots of upright vs. laid back choices. Pricey, yes-- but compared with the price of medical services, or the human cost of sitting home bored and grumpy-- a very good value. If only the insurance would cover it dale |
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Hip Replacement & Bents?
Ben, Several things for your friend to do follow. Anyway, I had my right hip replaced three years ago. Until about 1 year before the surgery I was still running 3-4 miles several time a week, riding an upright 2-3 times a week and swimming 3-5 times a week. 6 months Post surgery I did a MS 150 ride from Houston to Austin Texas. 100 miles the first day and 75 the second on an upright. Shortly after than I went to a tour easy after seeing one on the ride. Now I routinely do 100-125 miles per week and am very able to do 100 miles rides with no problem. I also do some leg presses to gain strength and my doctor said that was ok. 1. do their best to complete the exercises recommended by the doctor pre-surgery. 2. The better shape they are in before will determine how quick the recover is post-surgery. 3. The newest techique now calls for one, or two, small incisions with only 1-2 days in the hospital. Recover is also much quicker. 4. Find someone who does a lot of these. Tell your friend good luck and keep riding!! Bill "Ben" wrote in message ... I have a good friend who is having hip replacement surgery in November. He's been looking at bents and is wondering how people with hip or knee replacement are doing on recumbents. Any experience? I'll forward your comments to him. Thanks, Ben Burley Canto -- -------------------------- Posted via cyclingforums.com http://www.cyclingforums.com -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 80,000 Newsgroups - 16 Different Servers! =----- |
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