Comments for Jon Ingram

Comment on Coxa Profunda by Deb

Deb — Thu, 24 May 2012 22:42:34 +0000

Hi, Trina. I just had the same surgery on my right side. Please feel free to just contact me through email. I’d be happy to tell you where I am at with this.

Comment on Training with a Coxa Profunda by Jeremy

Jeremy — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 03:57:43 +0000

Hi Jon,
Believe it or not, I actually have exceptional flexibility with internal and external rotation despite the dx. The only area where I have little flexibility is in the side straddle splits; in kickboxing could only kick to the ribs never higher. Not sure why this would lead to OA as no one walks with their legs stretched out to the side! Maybe I need a second opinion based off more than x-rays. Anyway, I agree with the running — it’s obviously not recommended for OA either. I don’t plan on doing a lot, just a bit.

Comment on Training with a Coxa Profunda – Part II by theeverywoman

theeverywoman — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 23:22:47 +0000

While not happy you have to go through this, I was pretty happy to find this blog when I was diagnosed yesterday with coxa profunda after months of right hip pain sidelined my training. I am awaiting my MRI to check for labral tears and have been told to bike, swim, blah blah. I will miss running greatly. I am a 37 year old active women who loves heavy weight training and explosive movements. I suspect there are a lot of things I can still do and will be working on a plan to figure out what works and what doesn’t. I look forward to following your journey!

Comment on Training with a Coxa Profunda by Jon Ingram

Jon Ingram — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 08:52:39 +0000

Hi Jeremy,
Thanks for the comment.
Everything depends on your movement options and how you feel. The one thing that I cannot emphasise enough is mobility. You need to do a ton of hip and ankle mobility work to keep your movement options as open as possible.
I have never had any knee pain, which is quite surprising considering how tight my hips are and it is only in the last 12 months that I have really done any mobility work. Having said that, I have never been into running. We get tons of people in the gym with knee problems from running, and they have decent mobility but crappy form. I think running is a high risk activity for those with a coxa profunda, and personall focus more on resistance training and metabolic conditioning.
Best of luck with the training and I hope you find something that helps.

Comment on Setting up a home gym in Switzerland by Jon Ingram

Jon Ingram — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 08:48:17 +0000

Hi Lulu,
Thanks for the comment. Are you sure there are no gyms near to where you are staying? You must be in a pretty remote place as all of the towns and even villages seem to have at least one gym.
The best place to get second hand equipment is probably http://www.ricardo.ch, which is the Swiss version of ebay.
I don’t think you will be able to rent equipment as I have never heard of anyone doing that before.
If I was you, I would get a few kettlebells. They are cheap, easy to store and you can do so much with them (way better than a smith machine in my opinion). You can get bells from here for a good price – http://www.sport-tiedje.ch/de/.
Good luck and I hope you enjoy your stay in Switzerland!

Comment on Coxa Profunda by Trina Curtis

Trina Curtis — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 05:25:04 +0000

hey Deb looks like its been awhile since your exerpt. The answer to your question is YES. I have had this pain for over 2 yrs now. I have a labrum tear they say is small (I have a hard time believing that).Just dx 2 mo. ago with coxa profunda. I have good rotation of my hip joints but I’m in so much pain I can hardly stand it! Is your pain worse with activity?. I won’t even consider PT as an option anymore It just makes the pain worse. I eat Motrin like “Candy”. I am stiff in the am but by night time Ihe shooting pains are terrible.PLEASE contact me ASAP. I have been given steroid inj in so many areas its ridiculous. They don’t seem to last more than 2-3 days. Can u believe that. I am so sick of these Dr,s dismissing the severity of my symptoms. I am a Cardiac Stepdown Nurse by trade which involves bedside nursing. I have been on a medical leave since DEC 2011. The Surgeon I went to see did not even discuss any surgical intervention. I don’t understand. How in hell can anyone live like this. Not trying to just complain. I am so excited to finally meet someone else who is going through the same thing.

Comment on Training with a Coxa Profunda by Jeremy

Jeremy — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 23:41:19 +0000

Hi Jon,
Minutes ago a very senior and world recognizes OS sent me an email dx me with coxa profunda. Now I found your posts. In February 2011 I was diagnosed with left hip OA. Now I know the cause, and reason for symptoms in my other hip.
I’m 37 with a 20 year history of working out: weights in high-school, track in university, kickboxing and grappling in my 20s, and after 30 I was working on a serious career in running. Don’t say this to impress, just explain my background.
Thanks for your post. Will read with earnestness. Like you, I’ve been told hip replacement (resurfacing) is in my future. But trying to figure out how to train with this problem in the meantime.
Woundering if you have any knee pain caused by this?
Jeremy in
Toronto

Comment on Setting up a home gym in Switzerland by Lulu

Lulu — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 07:25:27 +0000

Hello! Thank you for the advice:-) My husband and I will be staying in Switzerland for 2 months (Jun-Aug) and can’t find any gyms even close to the town we will be staying in. Do you know where we can get second hand equipment that we can sell upon departure or even equipment to rent? We want to have a Smith machine, adjustable bench, weight plates and dumbells. Thank you in advance for your advice

Comment on Training with a Coxa Profunda by Jon Ingram

Jon Ingram — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 09:46:12 +0000

Thanks for the comment. That’s great to hear that you have had successful surgery. I was told that I will eventually need to have a hip replacement. Hopefully my training will help me to stave that off for as long as possible!

Comment on Training with a Coxa Profunda by Deb Tietz

Deb Tietz — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 20:46:00 +0000

Jon – I recently (January) had my left hip arthroscopically repaired for the damage that the coxa profunda had done to my inner hip socket over the years. What a difference this has made for me. The following day after surgery they had me in physical therapy and riding a bike. I’m doing very well. Looking forward to getting the other hip fixed. One thing the doctor found was that I was one step away from being “bone on bone”. I know it is most important to have the right surgeon doing the surgery though.

Good luck to you!