I love Matt Tsu’s advice and direction sooooo much. I am a 64 male with hip arthritis diagnosis and over the last 16 months have self healed using this channel as a blueprint for recovery. ATM!
@@billiejeanbaccus159 It does hurt but moving helps. Trust. Start slow and be kind to and listen to your body. Discomfort is OK but pain = stop. Pain isn’t bad just a sensation our body uses to talk to us. Note how many reps created actual pain. Take a day or two and try again at 1-2 reps below what caused pain. Use heat, ice etc (whatever works for you) after each set of exercises. Also try micro doses of them by 1-2 exercises during day - waiting for microwave or stove, talking on phone, brushing teeth etc. Bal with ones to loosen and relax hips and pelvic floor muscles - start slow again and listen to your body. Just search YT incl Feldenkrais by Taro. Doing something consistently is better then nothing - within YOUR pain threshold. A few visits for in person assessment w/a physical therapist can help. Google your area and read staff bios or call for their experience w/ YOUR situation. It sounds cliche but relaxing incl meditation etc esp at night and when stressed helps (or laughing even crying). Anxiety/anger triggers cortisol that can incr inflammation. Not bad but whole other topic for you to google. Our mind is very powerful. Hope any of this helps. There is light. FWIW I’ve had chronic pain incl OA for ~25 yrs. It’s taught me a lot. Namaste PS: Never compare. Focus on your body and path.
I agree. I had no idea what was going on with this injury - couldn’t find it! I am (67) and still playing competitive basketball, tennis and also cycling. I’m not a drug-store solution dude. Yes, lots of these injuries happen due to age. But, it happens due to stopping!!! Keep going folks, just stretch and workout more consistently. For cyclists, our sport is a body tightening machine. You must stretch before, during and after - especially on off days. MORE VIDEOS LIKE THIS PLEASE!
wow.I am a 77 year old ex-dancer with a PhD. in Dance Education! I am also scheduled for either a cortisone shot or a hip replacement. NONE of my doctors recommended strengthening exercises. And I did not think for myself. I am so grateful. I know these exercises, of course, in fact, I spent 3 years in Paris doing the CANCAN! But I panicked because of the actual pain. I so appreciate your tough-talking encouragement. Just what I needed. A literal kick in the butt.
Thank you for the great exercise. I am still young and the doctor advise to have a hip replacement after having an MRI. I had physiotherapy, which did not help but none of these exercises were prescribed .... The pain only started a few months ago with not having any pain before, which is weird to me. And, I have always done sport, ballet dancing, swimming, thai chi ... and never had any injuries nor pain in my hip.. So their prognostic makes no sense to me ...
I work in physical therapy with the geriatric population. I explain to people every day that I will not be able to help the joint itself, but I can strengthen all the muscles around the joint for added stability, increased mobility, and way less pain. Sadly, the majority of people do not want to put in the effort and opt for some form of surgery. Then I see them again in a few months, still in pain (or worse pain), and we go back to square one. The body is amazing and can heal itself from just about anything if given the correct tools.
Thank you! I just received a shot of hydrocortisone into my hip joint and am using my pain time-out exactly for strengthening the muscle around it. Yours is a very professional advice!
Hi Matt! I’ve been living with chronic pain since early 2001. I’ve tried injections in my spine and have been on numerous medications. The fact is, these treatments amount to placing a band aide on an severe deep cut. In other words, not efficient enough to truly help. I’ve had physical therapy, but therapists can’t do anything after you go home. I appreciate your approach to pain. Treating the entire body to pain relief that can be attained. You are very knowledgeable for being so young. You seriously look like my son…lol. Most times, I feel that youth is wasted on the young. Not true for you! You are helping my body get fit and giving me an active life again. I feel reborn! Thank you son for posting these videos! You’re very fun to watch and I even forget I’m working out! Hugs to you, your wife and your kids!🌺🙏🤟🌈💪✌👏
Wow thanks! ☺ It's a shame so many physical therapists' job is to try to "fix" you in a 15-30 minute billable time block and send you home with a printout. There's almost no chance of progress! You might like my article on RIIPS: www.uprighthealth.com/blog/riips
Thank you so much Matt! I’ve been dealing with hip arthritis for years and now I have bone on bone. 3 doctors advised me to have my hip replaced and I’ve been putting it off. I have been following you for a while few years now and love your videos. And now I just came across this hip arthritis one. Thank you for addressing this debilitating issue and giving me hope. And yes I would love the free follow along guide. Will check out your stretching videos for arthritis too! Thanks again for making those wonderful, informative videos! 🙏🏼
Hello everyone. It's a little trickier than just strengthening. I have watched, followed and did every exercise that Matt recommends for the past 5 years. First, it has helped me become much more flexible as I started with a completely locked left hip. I'm still not able to go for long walks without suffering for a day or 2 afterwards. It's not just your hips when your whole body has been misaligned for many years. When my hips loosen up, then it's my neck and shoulder that hurts. I still do these exercises, but I have started also doing Pete Egoscue's , Pain Free (new edition) book movements. You must relax the tight muscles to get your body back into full alignment. It's working along with the strengthening. I'm 71 and have avoided ship replacement for 6 years.
Me, too. My hip and back will be fine then neck and shoulders start up. I think it's because of the shoulders tensing up to compensate for the pain the hip and back are causing
Get a soft neck brace from Chemist and wear it after walks. Build up time you use it grafually. After use do some gentle movements to relax shoulders. Gently massage opposite hip and leg with no paim. This will ballance the electrics in your nerves.
Thank you for your integrity and your conscientious attention. I subscribed right away after the first video of yours that showed up on my feed. I didn't want to lose you! I would love to do a follow along video with you. I'm pushing 80 and people think I'm 60. Your content is valuable. If younger people started doing this, they could stave off the debilitation that comes with neglecting the body and blaming it on old age. You are brilliant
I really appreciate your humor and presentation Matt. Sometimes pain can be hard and emotionally discouraging.Your humor and encouragement helps to lighten that heaviness.👍🙏
I have just found Matt I’m 75 and in pain everyday. Was considering surgery but in UK the health service is suffering too. These make PERFECT sense because it’s exactly what my body hates to do. Thanks Matt.
I've been dealing with a painful hip for several years. After giving up the stretches that caused me more pain, I followed your ATM (always think muscles) and started working more on strengthening. What a difference! I still have some pain, but it's a dull pain now and getting better. I'm so glad I found your videos and your methods.
I staved off a life of acute pain for at least 5 years by strengthening muscles-many from this site. Eventually, i did have a hip replacement because the hip became bone on bone. Is it perfect now? No but discomfort is negligible
@@judydoyle1124I am in Canada & "on the list" to get both of my hips replaced as they are both bone on bone... I'm 66 & just recently found this channel & really hoping this will help🤞🏾I'd like to avoid the surgeries altogether by doing these strengthening exercises & stretches instead. Looks like the exercises weren't enough for you after all? - as you ended up having the surgery anyway - just wondering if you thought surgery was worth it?😬
OMG! I love this video. I was diagnosed with OA in the hip but am told the pain I describe does not coincide with the degree of damage in the joint. PT did not help me...they were way to aggressive and hurt, setting me back even more. I have since determined that I have three things going on with the whole joint (bursitis and tendonitis/ligamentitis included) and am putting together an arthritis management program to help. The range of motion limitation is my current issue to resolve. Your video explained more about what I can do for my issues than I got from anyone else in the healthcare world. I am going to continue stretching...I have problems straightening that joint, but I am definitely going to add these exercises to my workout regimen, perhaps alternating with walking on off days to help me keep moving. Thank you so much for this video. I am subscribing and will be checking out your website.
Update: Great response even during the first week. I can actually run errands and take care of household business for as much as 4 hours without losing the next day for recovery. Thank you, Upright Health!!
You make me feel that its possible to get stronger. My sisters have both had hip replacement surgery (and cant figure out why it hurt so bloody much!) i dont want that! Im 69, my daughter wants me to go to a gym and I have had miserable experiences with gym guys who push and push until I vomit from the stress of the treadmill. I want to take it slow and get stronger! You make me feel like Its possible, and I can do it.
It's absolutely possible to get stronger at 69 (my age also). I had 4 sessions with a PT, who gave me a handful of exercises to do while lying down! Yes, the progress is slow but I stay safe and comfortable while continuing "working out" on my own. The therapy sessions were a year ago and I'm now walking without a cane or a limp; starting to practice small jumps.
Yes, I would like a follow-along video. I am a 67 year old yoga instructor. I see a lot of older students with hip and back pain They would do anything to avoid surgery if they could. These are great! Thanks Matt, I enjoyed watching this video.
I am so grateful for your channel, all I was told was to stretch endlessly. Only after I started following you and building strength did I get relief. thank you!!
Wow thank you, at last someone who understands what it feels like to be in pain and how to try to overcome it. I am 57 with arthritis in nearly every joint... oweee is my favourite word ... but not any more .. I'm determined to follow you and try your exercises and advice...
Oh yes please, please do a follow along video, I have bone on bone hip arthritis in my left hip, I'm trying to avoid surgery, your videos are a great help 😊
Very informative video. I was diagnosed with severe bilateral hip arthritis and was recommended a hip replacement. I refused to go that route and asked for cortisone shots and physical therapy. After a month of doing the exercises daily my hip pain has decreased tremendously and on most days pain free. I am feeling stronger and flexibility improving every week. Videos like this has helped me so much. Again, Great video!
Congratulations on feeling better. I have degenerative hip osteoarthritis (worse in the left hip). I have gone through substantial muscle weakening, and I started back in the gym over the summer for increased cardiovascular fitness and range of motion exercise (inclined treadmill, elliptical, rowing machine, and bicycle) in addition to outside bicycling and paddle boarding to offset my decreased hiking ability. I also started weights targeting my hip adductors/abductors/flexors/extensors. They are incredibly weak, and I max out at 30-50 pounds (might not be weak for some, but this is weak for me). I am getting ready for surgery because my pain has increased, I am unable to walk pain-free without a cane, and my quality of life has diminished. I say all this because strength training might not be enough. It is not for me. I will keep strengthening my muscles in preparation for surgery to live my best active life. Good luck!
Today, November 30, 2023 I accidentally saw your hip exercises while seeking Pilates for seniors among other workouts. It caught my attention because of hip bone on bone I've only recently discovered I have. My intention is alternatives to hip replacement surgery since the right hip was replaced ten years ago. It is good (right hip)no problems. I am a 78 year old female; ten years older than first surgery. Fortunately, I regularly work out. I believe truly with the video I'll be able to follow directions to strengthen my muscles to a place where hip surgery becomes a remote possibility. Although, those exercises are included in my daily routine my thoughts are more is needed. Thank you MATT
So glad I found this video. I had been having hip pain for about 4 months. The main cause was violently, improperly rotating my hips open when my golf swing went wrong for a couple months. Secondarily, my pilates class encouraged overstretching hip flexors with your knee on the pilates reformer (sled). I knew if I went to an orthopedist, he'd probably find arthritis (I'm 61) and blame my problem on that, despite the fact that arthritis is long-term degradation and my symptoms came on in a hurry. I tried a bunch of stretches and they didn't help, and sometimes hurt. One day I just decided to rest a dumbell on my thigh and lift my knee (much like the first exercise in this video). I told the orthopedist that it was the one thing that seemed to make things better. His response was that he would expect that to make things worse, not better, and as expected, he blamed arthritis. Lo and behold, i find this video and it recommends exactly that exercise, along with two others that also seem like they will help. I am so glad to learn from this video that there may be a muscle / training way to fix this problem. Thanks for posting it.
Yes please-early 40’s here and left hip pain is just getting ridiculous. Special request for a video that gets right to the exercises with minimal talk/time before & in between. Maybe just a, “do this x times a week with a break or every day, etc.” Pain and frustration have a way of compounding the short attention span, if ya get what I mean! Many thanks!
I was told I had OA on my right hip and loss 70% of my cartilage just by looking at an x-ray!!! I thought that was insane! Unfortunately I completely stopped exercising and now I am so weak. So I am excited to start strengthening my hips with the follow along video you send me . Thank you
YES - I really want the follow-along exercise video, please! I need it to help me stay focused. I'm finding that I do the exercises a couple of days and then I stop doing them. I get distracted/bored/frustrated trying to remember what the exercises are, how many reps, wondering if I'm doing them right or hurting myself. THANK YOU, MATT!👍
I had the same issue This is what I do. Choose exercises ❤Do a little sketch/picture of each exercise. ❤Write down how many reps or hold time ❤do first thing in the morning Then it’s fine and out of the way for you day to move along happily.
Matt, thank you for your hard work in uploading these videos. I am 69 with a one year history of a painful right hip. It seemingly started after I started doing hip stretching exercises after being told by a trainer I had poor flexibility in my hips and lower extremities. Never had any bad nor hip pains before. I could have overdone the stretching exercises causing some injury by pushing on with the stretching despite warning pain symptoms. Finally was diagnosed with osteoarthritis by an orthopedic surgeon with x ray showing joint space narrowing and acetabular spurring. No bone on bone yet. After viewing a multitude of videos, I am getting to believe that muscle strengthening is the key. So I have become hooked to your videos, and am very interested in your follow along videos.
I would love a follow-along video of these hip-strengthening exercises! I have osteoporosis, so I need all the help I can get to make those muscles stronger.
I was diagnosed with hip arthritis few days ago, the pain is severe and I’m on medications. I just stumbled on your video now and I started trying out the exercises. Thank you so much
I've been going to P. T. for fluid on my knee. I'd noticed stiffness in my legs, thighs, and hips still that was getting worse the less I moved. I'm glad this popped up on my feed, as the stretches will be helpful to add to my home routine . I like your sense of humor and your empathy. Thank you for the good advice you give. I really didn't know how weak my muscles had gotten until I began P. T. I'm slowly getting better every week. New subscriber!
Thanks have been experiencing hip pain for three months . Arthritis is in my family so I have accepted my fate . I am 74 and think now that I have been sitting to much and the pain is probably muscles as you explained. Watched exercises on other you tube sites and some seem to work a bit. Yours is the only one I have found that hits the nail on the head. Anxious to try your routines
I love everything that Upright Health offers! I cured persistent shoulder pain (the docs called it shoulder cuff tear) using the shoulder program. It is amazing! But it takes time. Then I gave the hips program to my parents, who are in their 80s and were practically disabled after getting seriously ill overseas. They are now walking again, four miles per day, and still doing the program! And now I am beginning the hip program as well. I am 61 and athletic. I also do yoga. But when I end up in pain these days and think I've been injured, I turn to Upright Health for answers. Thank you, Matt and Shane!
Yes Matt, please upload follow along video. City bus driver here and deal with crazy hip, groin and leg pain daily. Trouble sleeping cuz of pain Pain switches sides/hips every few weeks(nuts). Doc says arthritis and will eventually need surgery. Grateful I found your channel recently 😂 keep info coming
Please post the follow along video! I’m 69 and I walk several days a week 2.5 to 3.5 miles plus I’m constantly busy in my garden and inside my home. With that being said, I have been experiencing hip flexor pain and plan to start doing these 3 exercises this morning! You are a God send!!! Thank you
I'm a long time jogger and my hips currently are really beginning to bother me, enjoy your content and feel it's helpful, would certainly enjoy more videos to deal with hip pain!
I would like a follow along video. I have a shooting pain from top of hip to knee. Xrays and MRI shows no bone issues. Have done some PT exercises that helped but I believe too much sitting in my recliner during covid caused the problem. PT helped but I feel like I need some other exercises and this video seems right. I will definitely do these exercises. Loved what you said about arthritis not necessarily being the culprit. I believe in food as medicine and avoiding Rx. I am 70 years old, vegan and on no Rx. I cured my acid reflux by what I avoid as food and I want to fix this hip problem completely without meds too. I hope this works.
Your videos make so much sense! I sought out posture therapy for my back when Drs. had no answers. Strengthening muscles to function properly and loosening others that restrict movement is key. Bravo!
I am so excited. I've been suffering with hip pain for years and have been to so many doctors and no help! I used to work out so much and they told me I had bursitis and had to stop working out to let the inflammation go down but it never stopped hurting. I thought I shouldn't work out so I let my hip muscles get so weak. We're so glad to have these exercises. I do feel them warming up my hips. I have a good feeling about this!❤
Yes, I would like a follow-along video to improve my bone-on-bone hip arthritis. I would do anything to avoid surgery if I could. Thanks Matt, I enjoy watching your videos!
You are really wonderful! I’ve been in excruciating pain with my right hip which they say needs to be replaced but I’m fearful so I’m waiting but in a lot of pain and I’m going to give your exercises to try. Thanks much.!
I’m so glad that I found your videos 2 days ago! I wish I found your channel earlier. I’ve had hip knee and wrist pain for some years. I’m 52. I had a bad fall from snowboarding 20 years ago. I’ve only done the hip exercises from your videos for 2 days and I’ve felt better already! Thanks so much for your amazing explanation and instructions! I hope you will do some video about wrist pain and the fix when you have time. Thanks again!!!
Aloha Matt! Could you please send me an instruction download for hip exercises. I really appreciate everything you've helped me with. You are the best physical therapist I've found online thus far! I have shared your channel to everyone I know and they also enjoy them! Much love to you and your entire ohana!!❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉😊❤
Hi Matt! Do you only reply to those who support your channel through monetary gains? I am unable to give money right now, but intend to do so as soon as I have the financial means to do so. You help so many and definitely deserve the help to improve your content. Thank you for saving my life!🌺Nani
I'm in my early 40s and after having a knee pain episode for New Year's Eve and being diagnosed with patella alta with subluxation, I started physiotherapy. Soon after, my hip, groin and buttock started aching a lot, especially when sitting in the car. Aside from stiffness I seem to have the symptoms of hip arthritis. All this made me feel as if my life had suddenly ended, especially as I love being active and going to the gym. Your video gives me hope and makes me feel a bit more empowered. Thank you.
Thank you!!! Would love free follow along video. I'm 51 and have major osteoarthritis in hips. After 30 years of being a professional bellydance performer and now pilates and yoga instructor I love to see what others have to offer and learn more for myself and clients❤️🕉🙏
I love the fact that every time moving your body parts that may seem to feel pain will actually feel less painful or even no more pain when we move/exercise that part more often.
Love your videos, and I’ve found you’re advice very helpful..would love a follow along video…I’ve had hip pain for almost a year now, and really want to get my hip mobility back…❤
Hi Matt, thank you for demonstrating and offering to us the different exercises we can do to stretch our hips and glutes and build up our muscles in those weaker areas. I love that you suggest these exercises first before falling into the narrative that you probably hear from your doctor that “surgery” is needed to alleviate your pain (because you have “bone on bone” articulations). I think your own experience informs the information/demonstrations you present to us, and I very much appreciate what you explain and show us. Thank you!😊
I have extreme arthritis in my right hip. I started water aerobics and felt much better. Stopped for a month and relapsed. Now, I don't dare stop my water aerobics, I really enjoy walking laps in the community center's Lazy River, which simulates waves. I have also shifted my thinking, I no longer use the word "exercise," but MOVEMENT. And for me to maintain mobility as I age, I must MOVE. I love these exercises, they are easy and realistic. I know yoga is supposed to be good for you but honestly those positions are beyond my mobility capacity. I also use Dr. Christopher's ointment plus capsules, both for tissue and bones. The products are natural and do not cost much. Also, in this video, he said something VERY important, go to 11:40 in this video and MEMORIZE what he says about hip pain and X-rays. THIS INFORMATION IS A GAME CHANGER! Thank you so much for this video.
That's terrific....I too am 64 , just came across this vlog ...as soon as he addressed the hip flexors , i knew I was listening to the right guy . Inspired now to reverse the pain & weaknesses that are debilitating! Thank you
WOW! I just discovered you, Matt, this morning. I'm 65 and was diagnosed with mild arthritis in both hips a year ago after a Pickleball injury. I have done yoga 3x a week for years (thank goodness) and did lots of physio after the injury. My doc recommended a hyaluronic acid injection but I found Aquafit instead and I am improving! My yoga teacher likes to inform us about anatomy and was talking about hamstrings the other day which led me to do a little research and concluding my Biceps Femoris needs attention (as I sometimes feel heat and pain just to the left of my left knee). Looking for Biceps Femoris stretches led me to you. I've now watched the video above and am excited to have you confirm what I am experiencing ... improvement with attention to muscles. ATM Looking forward to more of your excellent videos and avoiding a hip replacement in the future. Thank you! I would very much like to see your follow up hip video. Kindest regards .... Liz
Thank you for this information and for these exercises!! I am 47, in very good shape but I live with chronic pain in my hips/lower back. I have spent so much time going to drs, chiropractors, physiotherapists etc to try to get some help but nothing has done so. These exercises are a lifesaver! This plus walking for about 1 hr a day, and gentle weight bearing yoga poses are about all I can do to keep the pain under control. Every time I try to do something else I seem to end up hurting my hips even more.
Your video on hip arthritis was extremely helpful!!!! I just heard the same directive alot of people have heard about doctor prescribed hip surgery. I did have a cortisone injection today, but only conceded to do that to alleviate the pain temporarily enough to do my own at-home PT exercises. Thanks for your exercise suggestions! Please provided a follow-up video. Here's to us all feeing better!! THANKS!!!!
Matt, I super enjoyed your video. Was curious if you recommend for patients who under went hip replacement. It's been close to three months and the one hip which was a revision continues to give me pain. I've done versions of exercise 2 which seems to help the most. BTW I am as limber as a 2 x 4, but I do need to get my muscles in shape. Thx again!
Matt's style is great for giving his audience belief in the power of healing and improvement of strength and health, as well as the knowledge of how to attain real results.
Thank you Matt! I had a hip replacement because the ball of my femur had deteriorated. Now I’m strengthening..this is perfect for me! I would love the follow along. Thank you. I’m so happy I found you. Your humor is also much appreciated. 😊
Thank you so much for your wonderful info. I have hip impingement, bone on bone 3 different surgeons all say hip replacement. I teach yoga and would like to not have a long time away and then i discovered your videos. Amazing. I am not pain free yet, but much better after only a few days. Thank you for the gift of you and your wisdom.
I would love the follow along video. I just turned 64 and I'm starting to have pain in my hips, hands, and I've been having pain in my knees for awhile now. I will be watching your videos. Thank you!
Wow, I'm so HAPPY I found your site! I've just been diagnosed with this and it's changing my life. I can't wait to get started on this program. Great instruction, easy to follow, much more comprehensive than my P/T. I always thought it was a lax muscle issue...THANKS!!!
Please add follow along video. The above exercises address my current hip pain. The information of why there is pain and what works is invaluable. Thank you!
Thank you so much for this exercise video. I practice strengthening exercises daily. I'm a ballroom dancer and want to keep dancing joyfully and pain-free. 💃
Wow!, I was told I have hip arthritis & answer is Hip replacement-don't want to go there. My knee is also a bit whacky. I found the knee lift on left side difficult (feels like leg weighs a ton to lift). I'm gonna go forward & do these exercises with others for stretching, building my glutes, etc. Have a friend, personal trainer who'll work with me too. I would like the Follow Along video you spoke of. Thanks so much for keeping it real.
Hi. Would love the follow on video . Had hip replacements for both hips and it’s not been great . I had a damage to glutes on both sides before the operation. I think your video so far has been great so thank you. Got desperate thinking I can never get theses hips better and I am a horse rider . Only ridden once and omg my hips nearly killed me after. But I am determined to get better. Horses are my joy.
I think your great. I am 84 and garden etc. I was told i have hip arthritis . Need to get back to hip exercises so i can make my garden grow. Thank you!
Appreciate your approach - ATM - I had a knee replaced years ago. I worked out fine but I am keen to avoid another surgery. Hip pain has also arrived ( now 73 yrs old) and will try these exercises to allow me to remain active. Cheers for the instruction.
Hi Matt, after an ACL repair and ligament issues several years ago I qualified as an exercise specialist. Unfortunately over years my regime has changed with caring for a friend: after two falls last year and pain in right groin / hip and X-ray showed closure of the gap surrounding the ball and socket joint on both sides but worse on right... I know what you are saying is absolutely right and have felt better after exercising these those muscles but I have not been consistent at all and now the left side has kicked off big time with pain in leg muscles and spasms. Your video is great 👍 and giving me the motivation to get up off arse and move more. I am soon 67, my aim is to regrow Cartilage back with exercise and diet. I take collagen tablets and powder which help a lot. Would love a follow on video,many thanks. God bless you, Susanne
I enjoyed the video thank you and intend to incorporate these exercises into my daily routine. I am a 71 year old male who suffers from hip pain and would therefore appreciate the free video.
I love this vid !!! Have not been able to stand or walk on left sacrum, hip, knee, for a month, min. !!! Atrophy Induced Immobilty, sounds exactly right !!! That left hip has always been a problem, but not like THIS with 'aging' !!! Repetitive Motions, standing in kitchen have hurt the most, & affect walking ! TY ! 💖 Yes, i want a follow-along vid. ! 🙏
Thank you. I just found your channel while searching for hip exercises to do before my surgery🤦🏻♀️ I am scheduled for a hip replacement in a month. I wish I found you sooner. Now not sure what to do. Well what I will do is these exercises for the next month and if My hip is better I can cancel the surgery😬 I do not care if they get mad!!
Yes I would love follow up videos for hips. I've been diagnosed with both hips and lower back osteoporosis. Love your videos. They really seem to help.
Thank you for the ATM advice I’m living with hip arthritis in both hips. Doctors have advised to replace my right hip, but I refused to an I’m not even yet 50 yrs.
I would love a follow up free video. I think you are the best physical therapist i follow and i have both hip arthritis and a hip labral tear. I am 73 and also get sciatica from my compressed lower lumbar. You have helped me a lot as has my own PT. I have learned that i have less problems and pain if i walk and do my stretching and/or strengthening daily, sitting is the ENEMY.😂
I love Matt's cautious approach to exercise I am 75 and my TPT experiences have not been good. I also like that he wants to help you avoid surgery. So glad I found his website.
Sounds like great advice. Diagnosed with hip arthritis, despite cortisone injections x 4 & R hip replacement, only have limited range movement and plenty of pain. Only regular exercises keep things going.
Love your videos...such great advice with a gentle tone which is so critical to adopt a slow and steady wins the race type of program and stick with it. I have found your videos so helpful! I ended up with a hip replacement because I discovered after trying for 4 years to avoid surgery that I had a necrotic hip. But your information was super helpful getting me back to full functioning, running, jumping, aerobics...and playing with my grandkids...I'm turning 66 in 2 weeks! Thanks for the humor ...laughter makes it all easier!
Thank you! Great video. I'm experiencing upper quad pain everyday when I wake up and it's painful. Moving eventually makes the discomfort better, but it comes back. I will start doing these 3 exercises regularly. Not difficult. I'm currently rehabbing my shoulder from reverse total shoulder arthroscopy. It's a little over 2 months. It's been achy everyday since surgery, but not all day. I want to go forward with your other video exercises please 😊
Matt I just wanted to tell you you and your message give me hope. Hip arthritis, piriformis syndrome, SI joint problem, sciatica, I have been told everything, but interesting, no one has told me there are exercises that could help! I was hopeless but I am starting to believe I might be ok somehow. So 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Thankyou for these exercises, I’ve only had hip pain in the past 6 months it’s awful and I’ve been looking for specific exercises to help reduce pain.. after doing these a few times it’s actually helping.. Yes I would love a follow up video please 🙏😇
Matt, thank you so much for these youtube programs.! I have just discovered you on youtube and am so grateful for your exercises and common sense approach to hip pain. I am 77 yr old small woman with tight muscles in one hip and knee. I thought my body was giving up but you have given me hope. Already the exercises are beginning to bring back some tone and flexibility. I would love to continue watching these exercises and any others you kindly share with us. Thank you from the bottom of my heart! ❤️
Thank you for the hip exercises and thank you for not making me/us do squats and lunges! A follow along video would be wonderful for us visual people! At 61, I do walk and some strength exercises with light weights but feel I could use some exercises to stretch and strengthen my hips, legs, and back. I have a full-time desk job with computer work, so I feel I'm losing mobility.
I am a 74-year-old senior. My doctor tells me that x-rays show that osteoarthritis is the reason I am experiencing debilitating pain in my left leg - deep in the inside of my hip area. I now often have to haul my left leg into my car because I cannot lift it up high enough to get it in the car due to pain - something I used to do without thought and more importantly without pain. The doctor prescribed Tylenol Arthritis (TA) for the pain (625 mg). I take another 325 mg of Tylenol at the same time because (TA) doesn't work very well on its own. I retired from work three years ago (June 9) because of the pain in my leg while sitting. It made it almost impossible to concentrate when shifting my body constantly due to pain. My left leg has increasingly prevented me from doing many things. I watched this video with interest because I do believe that muscles support our skeleton and physio has helped me in the past. I've healed many aches and pains with a tennis ball but have not discovered an exercise/spot to massage with my tennis ball that will do that for my leg. I can do your exercises 2 and 3 relatively pain free (first try tonight) but can barely tolerate raising my left leg off the floor even an inch while sitting to do ex. 1. I can lift my right leg and am confident I can improve the raising of my right leg if I do these exercises regularly. Not so sure about that left one. Will doing ex. 2 and 3 make doing ex. 1 easier? Are there other exercises that can get me past experiencing the pain I currently do when trying to lift my left leg? I used to be able to walk 15 -20,000 steps a day, I dropped to 10,000 steps in 2019 but have not been able reach that goal since March 2020 when we were ordered to work from home due to COVID. I began experiencing trouble walking and ended up retiring in June 2021 due to pain I began experiencing while working. I try to get 7000 steps in a day but most days my leg just hurts too much to even accomplish that anymore. I am interested in watching your videos and am encouraged by Robert's comments below. I can hardly wait to self-heal. I believe it can be done with effort and patience.
Just excellent. I am 73 in India. Have been suffering For quite some time. Do exercises regularly. Would love to follow you from now on. Thank you so much. Can you add some ankle pain exercises too?
OK, yes the ATM is my new motto! Thank you for delivering this message. 73 yo, seeing arthritis and approach my other heath care functionally. But started to believe surgery would might be in my future. You give me hope. 🙏
Just had left knee surgery but now my right hip is not happy, after two years of overworking. Thanks for the hip exercises, I will try and get back to you on the result…. it sounds good and it‘s not that difficult to do. Really appreciate it.
I really want your follow along videos, and I’m getting my knee replaced in July and then my hip next and right now I’ve been down five days with bursa😢 what you’ve talked about is amazing and it makes so much sense. I’ve never heard anything like this before.
Thank you so much. I am going to 48 and i already have osteo arthritis in my knee, neck, lower back with grade 2 anterior listhesis, i prolly developed hip arthritis and i never exercised. I did try for a short period but due to terrible stress, i stopped and started taking cayenne to feel pain free. I dont be painless but it does help. But your video is whwt i got first when i searched for hip arthritis. I want to feel good if that is thinkable. It hurts a lot and i got worst doing a work from hom3 since covid. I think i was able to manage before due to some movements. I lack movements. I am gonna start this right from today. I am a single mom with two kids and i cant think of surgeries. I wont survive any more of surgeries.
Very inspiring. Thank you very much for underlining why and how muscle strengthening exercises (smooth, moderate, pain-free, regular, targeted) are vital for hip arthritis, despite the fact that many doctors advise against it. After each consultation with my doctor, I find myself a rebel ignoring the no-no bla-bla, going back to the net looking for the most appropriate exercises, in fact looking for validation, despite my fear of possible extra pain and pressure on my hip. I think I have found my beginner series. It’s awesome. I feel alive again especially after two years of quasi-total “immobility”. Thanks. - I have practiced sports and dance my whole life. I stopped practicing two+ years ago due to three bad falls and sprains (moving to our new place), one now-cured sciatica, and … severe hip arthritic pain, with acute stiffness, and some nerve pinching, only in the last 4 months or so, FOLLOWING 1 hydrocortisone injection (🤔 ???).
I will try this exercises for my right hip pain and as per doctor hip osteoarthritis that may require hip replacement in 8-10 years -as was told. I am 57 and would like to do as much as I can to help out the hip pain
I wasn't looking for this & it came across my Eyes 👀 😊 I have Osteopenia & these Exercises, I think would help me. My Dr. Wanted to Scope my Knee & I said no & no Surgery. I did opt for Cortecosteriod Injections but stopped those & just started Moving & Eating more Herbal & Healthy Foods. What you said about the Medical Industry, I found to be True! I am not a Fan of taking Mass Medication. I wanna try to fix me on my Terms 1st. Thank you for taking your Time to Educate us. BTW: I absolutely Love your Personality 😊
Yes, please follow along video! I appreciate your help as I have a desk job and my hips scream when I get up and have to slowly unfold then limp down the hall for a bit before I can walk normal. The stretches have helped improve the time it takes to get to normal walking. I feel that over the years I have changed how I walk because of the pain and am trying to relearn how to hold my pelvis when walking. Does this make sense? Thank you so much!
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I love Matt Tsu’s advice and direction sooooo much. I am a 64 male with hip arthritis diagnosis and over the last 16 months have self healed using this channel as a blueprint for recovery. ATM!
It hurts so bad.🥹🥹
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It does hurt but moving helps. Trust. Start slow and be kind to and listen to your body. Discomfort is OK but pain = stop. Pain isn’t bad just a sensation our body uses to talk to us. Note how many reps created actual pain. Take a day or two and try again at 1-2 reps below what caused pain. Use heat, ice etc (whatever works for you) after each set of exercises. Also try micro doses of them by 1-2 exercises during day - waiting for microwave or stove, talking on phone, brushing teeth etc. Bal with ones to loosen and relax hips and pelvic floor muscles - start slow again and listen to your body. Just search YT incl Feldenkrais by Taro. Doing something consistently is better then nothing - within YOUR pain threshold. A few visits for in person assessment w/a physical therapist can help. Google your area and read staff bios or call for their experience w/ YOUR situation. It sounds cliche but relaxing incl meditation etc esp at night and when stressed helps (or laughing even crying). Anxiety/anger triggers cortisol that can incr inflammation. Not bad but whole other topic for you to google. Our mind is very powerful. Hope any of this helps. There is light. FWIW I’ve had chronic pain incl OA for ~25 yrs. It’s taught me a lot. Namaste PS: Never compare. Focus on your body and path.
I agree. I had no idea what was going on with this injury - couldn’t find it! I am (67) and still playing competitive basketball, tennis and also cycling. I’m not a drug-store solution dude. Yes, lots of these injuries happen due to age. But, it happens due to stopping!!! Keep going folks, just stretch and workout more consistently. For cyclists, our sport is a body tightening machine. You must stretch before, during and after - especially on off days. MORE VIDEOS LIKE THIS PLEASE!
Great to hear that. I'm searching for a hip cure. Thanks
wow.I am a 77 year old ex-dancer with a PhD. in Dance Education! I am also scheduled for either a cortisone shot or a hip replacement. NONE of my doctors recommended strengthening exercises. And I did not think for myself. I am so grateful. I know these exercises, of course, in fact, I spent 3 years in Paris doing the CANCAN! But I panicked because of the actual pain. I so appreciate your tough-talking encouragement. Just what I needed. A literal kick in the butt.
I would like the follow up video
I like the video please make a short video 😊
You keep working out, like dancing it will keep your body in the manner it was intended, p.S. I wish I was a dancer!
@@naniinouye2222 If you can walk you can dance even if it is not perfect .... Cheers !
Thank you for the great exercise. I am still young and the doctor advise to have a hip replacement after having an MRI. I had physiotherapy, which did not help but none of these exercises were prescribed .... The pain only started a few months ago with not having any pain before, which is weird to me. And, I have always done sport, ballet dancing, swimming, thai chi ... and never had any injuries nor pain in my hip.. So their prognostic makes no sense to me ...
I work in physical therapy with the geriatric population. I explain to people every day that I will not be able to help the joint itself, but I can strengthen all the muscles around the joint for added stability, increased mobility, and way less pain. Sadly, the majority of people do not want to put in the effort and opt for some form of surgery. Then I see them again in a few months, still in pain (or worse pain), and we go back to square one. The body is amazing and can heal itself from just about anything if given the correct tools.
Thank you! I just received a shot of hydrocortisone into my hip joint and am using my pain time-out exactly for strengthening the muscle around it. Yours is a very professional advice!
@@Tatillana Glad it helped!
So you are saying that strengthening the hip muscles can give me back a normal pain free life and prevent hip surgery for the rest of my life?
❤ I have lower back over the fake hip. L4 grrrr but yes I have very tight thighs so now I see what I should be doing.
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But I forgot to say I don't have muscle ?? In my bottom. Saggy soft!! So will I do these to help them to muscle up?.
Love the free excerise videos for hip arthritis.
Hi Matt! I’ve been living with chronic pain since early 2001. I’ve tried injections in my spine and have been on numerous medications. The fact is, these treatments amount to placing a band aide on an severe deep cut. In other words, not efficient enough to truly help. I’ve had physical therapy, but therapists can’t do anything after you go home. I appreciate your approach to pain. Treating the entire body to pain relief that can be attained. You are very knowledgeable for being so young. You seriously look like my son…lol. Most times, I feel that youth is wasted on the young. Not true for you! You are helping my body get fit and giving me an active life again. I feel reborn! Thank you son for posting these videos! You’re very fun to watch and I even forget I’m working out! Hugs to you, your wife and your kids!🌺🙏🤟🌈💪✌👏
Wow thanks! ☺
It's a shame so many physical therapists' job is to try to "fix" you in a 15-30 minute billable time block and send you home with a printout. There's almost no chance of progress!
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Thank you so much Matt! I’ve been dealing with hip arthritis for years and now I have bone on bone. 3 doctors advised me to have my hip replaced and I’ve been putting it off. I have been following you for a while few years now and love your videos. And now I just came across this hip arthritis one. Thank you for addressing this debilitating issue and giving me hope. And yes I would love the free follow along guide. Will check out your stretching videos for arthritis too! Thanks again for making those wonderful, informative videos! 🙏🏼
Hello everyone. It's a little trickier than just strengthening. I have watched, followed and did every exercise that Matt recommends for the past 5 years. First, it has helped me become much more flexible as I started with a completely locked left hip. I'm still not able to go for long walks without suffering for a day or 2 afterwards. It's not just your hips when your whole body has been misaligned for many years. When my hips loosen up, then it's my neck and shoulder that hurts. I still do these exercises, but I have started also doing Pete Egoscue's , Pain Free (new edition) book movements. You must relax the tight muscles to get your body back into full alignment. It's working along with the strengthening. I'm 71 and have avoided ship replacement for 6 years.
Me, too. My hip and back will be fine then neck and shoulders start up. I think it's because of the shoulders tensing up to compensate for the pain the hip and back are causing
It's ALL connected!
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Egoscue is very good.
Get a soft neck brace from Chemist and wear it after walks. Build up time you use it grafually. After use do some gentle movements to relax shoulders. Gently massage opposite hip and leg with no paim. This will ballance the electrics in your nerves.
Thank you for your integrity and your conscientious attention. I subscribed right away after the first video of yours that showed up on my feed. I didn't want to lose you! I would love to do a follow along video with you. I'm pushing 80 and people think I'm 60. Your content is valuable. If younger people started doing this, they could stave off the debilitation that comes with neglecting the body and blaming it on old age. You are brilliant
I really appreciate your humor and presentation Matt. Sometimes pain can be hard and emotionally discouraging.Your humor and encouragement helps to lighten that heaviness.👍🙏
Yes, I love his humour as well!
I have just found Matt I’m 75 and in pain everyday. Was considering surgery but in UK the health service is suffering too. These make PERFECT sense because it’s exactly what my body hates to do.
Thanks Matt.
Thank you so much..I'm 64 been on pain killers and rubs for years....great results
I've been dealing with a painful hip for several years. After giving up the stretches that caused me more pain, I followed your ATM (always think muscles) and started working more on strengthening. What a difference! I still have some pain, but it's a dull pain now and getting better. I'm so glad I found your videos and your methods.
How awesome! Thats my goal right now, a dull pain. Hes right, atrophy hurts
I staved off a life of acute pain for at least 5 years by strengthening muscles-many from this site. Eventually, i did have a hip replacement because the hip became bone on bone. Is it perfect now? No but discomfort is negligible
@@judydoyle1124I am in Canada & "on the list" to get both of my hips replaced as they are both bone on bone... I'm 66 & just recently found this channel & really hoping this will help🤞🏾I'd like to avoid the surgeries altogether by doing these strengthening exercises & stretches instead. Looks like the exercises weren't enough for you after all? - as you ended up having the surgery anyway - just wondering if you thought surgery was worth it?😬
@@leannemorin3063 Our Country and it’s never ending waiting lists while people suffer are a complete joke.
Thankyou for giving me hope.
OMG! I love this video. I was diagnosed with OA in the hip but am told the pain I describe does not coincide with the degree of damage in the joint. PT did not help me...they were way to aggressive and hurt, setting me back even more. I have since determined that I have three things going on with the whole joint (bursitis and tendonitis/ligamentitis included) and am putting together an arthritis management program to help. The range of motion limitation is my current issue to resolve. Your video explained more about what I can do for my issues than I got from anyone else in the healthcare world. I am going to continue stretching...I have problems straightening that joint, but I am definitely going to add these exercises to my workout regimen, perhaps alternating with walking on off days to help me keep moving.
Thank you so much for this video. I am subscribing and will be checking out your website.
Update: Great response even during the first week. I can actually run errands and take care of household business for as much as 4 hours without losing the next day for recovery. Thank you, Upright Health!!
You make me feel that its possible to get stronger. My sisters have both had hip replacement surgery (and cant figure out why it hurt so bloody much!) i dont want that! Im 69, my daughter wants me to go to a gym and I have had miserable experiences with gym guys who push and push until I vomit from the stress of the treadmill. I want to take it slow and get stronger! You make me feel like Its possible, and I can do it.
It's absolutely possible to get stronger at 69 (my age also). I had 4 sessions with a PT, who gave me a handful of exercises to do while lying down! Yes, the progress is slow but I stay safe and comfortable while continuing "working out" on my own. The therapy sessions were a year ago and I'm now walking without a cane or a limp; starting to practice small jumps.
Yes, I would like a follow-along video. I am a 67 year old yoga instructor. I see a lot of older students with hip and back pain They would do anything to avoid surgery if they could. These are great! Thanks Matt, I enjoyed watching this video.
I am so grateful for your channel, all I was told was to stretch endlessly. Only after I started following you and building strength did I get relief. thank you!!
AWESOME!! Glad to help!
Wow thank you, at last someone who understands what it feels like to be in pain and how to try to overcome it. I am 57 with arthritis in nearly every joint... oweee is my favourite word ... but not any more .. I'm determined to follow you and try your exercises and advice...
Oh yes please, please do a follow along video, I have bone on bone hip arthritis in my left hip, I'm trying to avoid surgery, your videos are a great help 😊
Is there one yet?
Can we talk please
Very informative video. I was diagnosed with severe bilateral hip arthritis and was recommended a hip replacement.
I refused to go that route and asked for cortisone shots and physical therapy. After a month of doing the exercises daily my hip pain has decreased tremendously and on most days pain free.
I am feeling stronger and flexibility improving every week. Videos like this has helped me so much.
Again, Great video!
Congratulations on feeling better. I have degenerative hip osteoarthritis (worse in the left hip). I have gone through substantial muscle weakening, and I started back in the gym over the summer for increased cardiovascular fitness and range of motion exercise (inclined treadmill, elliptical, rowing machine, and bicycle) in addition to outside bicycling and paddle boarding to offset my decreased hiking ability. I also started weights targeting my hip adductors/abductors/flexors/extensors. They are incredibly weak, and I max out at 30-50 pounds (might not be weak for some, but this is weak for me). I am getting ready for surgery because my pain has increased, I am unable to walk pain-free without a cane, and my quality of life has diminished. I say all this because strength training might not be enough. It is not for me. I will keep strengthening my muscles in preparation for surgery to live my best active life. Good luck!
I would like a follow along video. Your stretches have helped a lot, and I think the strengthening exercises are my next step.
Today, November 30, 2023 I accidentally saw your hip exercises while seeking Pilates for seniors among other workouts. It caught my attention because of hip bone on bone I've only recently discovered I have. My intention is alternatives to hip replacement surgery since the right hip was replaced ten years ago. It is good (right hip)no problems. I am a 78 year old female; ten years older than first surgery. Fortunately, I regularly work out. I believe truly with the video I'll be able to follow directions to strengthen my muscles to a place where hip surgery becomes a remote possibility. Although, those exercises are included in my daily routine my thoughts are more is needed. Thank you MATT
I’m finding your hip strengthening and stretching exercises really helpful and would really appreciate your follow along video.
So glad I found this video. I had been having hip pain for about 4 months. The main cause was violently, improperly rotating my hips open when my golf swing went wrong for a couple months. Secondarily, my pilates class encouraged overstretching hip flexors with your knee on the pilates reformer (sled).
I knew if I went to an orthopedist, he'd probably find arthritis (I'm 61) and blame my problem on that, despite the fact that arthritis is long-term degradation and my symptoms came on in a hurry. I tried a bunch of stretches and they didn't help, and sometimes hurt. One day I just decided to rest a dumbell on my thigh and lift my knee (much like the first exercise in this video). I told the orthopedist that it was the one thing that seemed to make things better. His response was that he would expect that to make things worse, not better, and as expected, he blamed arthritis.
Lo and behold, i find this video and it recommends exactly that exercise, along with two others that also seem like they will help. I am so glad to learn from this video that there may be a muscle / training way to fix this problem. Thanks for posting it.
Yes please-early 40’s here and left hip pain is just getting ridiculous. Special request for a video that gets right to the exercises with minimal talk/time before & in between. Maybe just a, “do this x times a week with a break or every day, etc.” Pain and frustration have a way of compounding the short attention span, if ya get what I mean! Many thanks!
I was told I had OA on my right hip and loss 70% of my cartilage just by looking at an x-ray!!! I thought that was insane! Unfortunately I completely stopped exercising and now I am so weak. So I am excited to start strengthening my hips with the follow along video you send me . Thank you
YES - I really want the follow-along exercise video, please! I need it to help me stay focused. I'm finding that I do the exercises a couple of days and then I stop doing them. I get distracted/bored/frustrated trying to remember what the exercises are, how many reps, wondering if I'm doing them right or hurting myself. THANK YOU, MATT!👍
I had the same issue
This is what I do.
Choose exercises
❤Do a little sketch/picture of each exercise.
❤Write down how many reps or hold time
❤do first thing in the morning
Then it’s fine and out of the way for you day to move along happily.
Matt, thank you for your hard work in uploading these videos.
I am 69 with a one year history of a painful right hip. It seemingly started after I started doing hip stretching exercises after being told by a trainer I had poor flexibility in my hips and lower extremities. Never had any bad nor hip pains before. I could have overdone the stretching exercises causing some injury by pushing on with the stretching despite warning pain symptoms. Finally was diagnosed with osteoarthritis by an orthopedic surgeon with x ray showing joint space narrowing and acetabular spurring. No bone on bone yet. After viewing a multitude of videos, I am getting to believe that muscle strengthening is the key. So I have become hooked to your videos, and am very interested in your follow along videos.
I would love a follow-along video of these hip-strengthening exercises! I have osteoporosis, so I need all the help I can get to make those muscles stronger.
I was diagnosed with hip arthritis few days ago, the pain is severe and I’m on medications. I just stumbled on your video now and I started trying out the exercises. Thank you so much
I've been going to P. T. for fluid on my knee. I'd noticed stiffness in my legs, thighs, and hips still that was getting worse the less I moved. I'm glad this popped up on my feed, as the stretches will be helpful to add to my home routine .
I like your sense of humor and your empathy. Thank you for the good advice you give. I really didn't know how weak my muscles had gotten until I began P. T. I'm slowly getting better every week. New subscriber!
Thanks have been experiencing hip pain for three months . Arthritis is in my family so I have accepted my fate . I am 74 and think now that I have been sitting to much and the pain is probably muscles as you explained. Watched exercises on other you tube sites and some seem to work a bit. Yours is the only one I have found that hits the nail on the head. Anxious to try your routines
Yes please make the follow-on video. This is good stuff.
I love everything that Upright Health offers! I cured persistent shoulder pain (the docs called it shoulder cuff tear) using the shoulder program. It is amazing! But it takes time. Then I gave the hips program to my parents, who are in their 80s and were practically disabled after getting seriously ill overseas. They are now walking again, four miles per day, and still doing the program! And now I am beginning the hip program as well. I am 61 and athletic. I also do yoga. But when I end up in pain these days and think I've been injured, I turn to Upright Health for answers. Thank you, Matt and Shane!
Yes Matt, please upload follow along video. City bus driver here and deal with crazy hip, groin and leg pain daily. Trouble sleeping cuz of pain Pain switches sides/hips every few weeks(nuts). Doc says arthritis and will eventually need surgery. Grateful I found your channel recently 😂 keep info coming
Please post the follow along video! I’m 69 and I walk several days a week 2.5 to 3.5 miles plus I’m constantly busy in my garden and inside my home. With that being said, I have been experiencing hip flexor pain and plan to start doing these 3 exercises this morning! You are a God send!!! Thank you
I'm a long time jogger and my hips currently are really beginning to bother me, enjoy your content and feel it's helpful, would certainly enjoy more videos to deal with hip pain!
I would like a follow along video. I have a shooting pain from top of hip to knee. Xrays and MRI shows no bone issues. Have done some PT exercises that helped but I believe too much sitting in my recliner during covid caused the problem. PT helped but I feel like I need some other exercises and this video seems right. I will definitely do these exercises. Loved what you said about arthritis not necessarily being the culprit. I believe in food as medicine and avoiding Rx. I am 70 years old, vegan and on no Rx. I cured my acid reflux by what I avoid as food and I want to fix this hip problem completely without meds too. I hope this works.
Your videos make so much sense! I sought out posture therapy for my back when Drs. had no answers. Strengthening muscles to function properly and loosening others that restrict movement is key. Bravo!
I am so excited. I've been suffering with hip pain for years and have been to so many doctors and no help! I used to work out so much and they told me I had bursitis and had to stop working out to let the inflammation go down but it never stopped hurting. I thought I shouldn't work out so I let my hip muscles get so weak. We're so glad to have these exercises. I do feel them warming up my hips. I have a good feeling about this!❤
Yes, I would like a follow-along video to improve my bone-on-bone hip arthritis. I would do anything to avoid surgery if I could. Thanks Matt, I enjoy watching your videos!
I’ve been working with a personal trainer for several months particularly for my hip. With this video I finally “get” what my trainer has been saying.
Yes yes yes!!! Strengthen these neglected muscles! It helps SO MUCH!!!❤
You are really wonderful! I’ve been in excruciating pain with my right hip which they say needs to be replaced but I’m fearful so I’m waiting but in a lot of pain and I’m going to give your exercises to try. Thanks much.!
I’m so glad that I found your videos 2 days ago! I wish I found your channel earlier. I’ve had hip knee and wrist pain for some years. I’m 52. I had a bad fall from snowboarding 20 years ago. I’ve only done the hip exercises from your videos for 2 days and I’ve felt better already! Thanks so much for your amazing explanation and instructions! I hope you will do some video about wrist pain and the fix when you have time. Thanks again!!!
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Aloha Matt! Could you please send me an instruction download for hip exercises. I really appreciate everything you've helped me with. You are the best physical therapist I've found online thus far! I have shared your channel to everyone I know and they also enjoy them! Much love to you and your entire ohana!!❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉😊❤
Hi Matt! Do you only reply to those who support your channel through monetary gains? I am unable to give money right now, but intend to do so as soon as I have the financial means to do so. You help so many and definitely deserve the help to improve your content. Thank you for saving my life!🌺Nani
I absolutely love your videos, and yes, I'd really appreciate having a video with a follow along of these exercises. Thank you so very much!
I'm in my early 40s and after having a knee pain episode for New Year's Eve and being diagnosed with patella alta with subluxation, I started physiotherapy. Soon after, my hip, groin and buttock started aching a lot, especially when sitting in the car. Aside from stiffness I seem to have the symptoms of hip arthritis. All this made me feel as if my life had suddenly ended, especially as I love being active and going to the gym. Your video gives me hope and makes me feel a bit more empowered. Thank you.
Please do a follow up video. I love your show. It is very encouraging!!!!
Thank you!!! Would love free follow along video. I'm 51 and have major osteoarthritis in hips. After 30 years of being a professional bellydance performer and now pilates and yoga instructor I love to see what others have to offer and learn more for myself and clients❤️🕉🙏
Thanks Matt. A follow along video would definitely be appreciated! Thanks for all of the very informative videos that you post!
I love the fact that every time moving your body parts that may seem to feel pain will actually feel less painful or even no more pain when we move/exercise that part more often.
Love your videos, and I’ve found you’re advice very helpful..would love a follow along video…I’ve had hip pain for almost a year now, and really want to get my hip mobility back…❤
Hi Matt, thank you for demonstrating and offering to us the different exercises we can do to stretch our hips and glutes and build up our muscles in those weaker areas. I love that you suggest these exercises first before falling into the narrative that you probably hear from your doctor that “surgery” is needed to alleviate your pain (because you have “bone on bone” articulations). I think your own experience informs the information/demonstrations you present to us, and I very much appreciate what you explain and show us. Thank you!😊
I have extreme arthritis in my right hip. I started water aerobics and felt much better. Stopped for a month and relapsed. Now, I don't dare stop my water aerobics, I really enjoy walking laps in the community center's Lazy River, which simulates waves. I have also shifted my thinking, I no longer use the word "exercise," but MOVEMENT. And for me to maintain mobility as I age, I must MOVE. I love these exercises, they are easy and realistic. I know yoga is supposed to be good for you but honestly those positions are beyond my mobility capacity. I also use Dr. Christopher's ointment plus capsules, both for tissue and bones. The products are natural and do not cost much. Also, in this video, he said something VERY important, go to 11:40 in this video and MEMORIZE what he says about hip pain and X-rays. THIS INFORMATION IS A GAME CHANGER! Thank you so much for this video.
That's terrific....I too am 64 , just came across this vlog ...as soon as he addressed the hip flexors , i knew I was listening to the right guy . Inspired now to reverse the pain & weaknesses that are debilitating! Thank you
WOW! I just discovered you, Matt, this morning. I'm 65 and was diagnosed with mild arthritis in both hips a year ago after a Pickleball injury. I have done yoga 3x a week for years (thank goodness) and did lots of physio after the injury. My doc recommended a hyaluronic acid injection but I found Aquafit instead and I am improving! My yoga teacher likes to inform us about anatomy and was talking about hamstrings the other day which led me to do a little research and concluding my Biceps Femoris needs attention (as I sometimes feel heat and pain just to the left of my left knee). Looking for Biceps Femoris stretches led me to you. I've now watched the video above and am excited to have you confirm what I am experiencing ... improvement with attention to muscles. ATM Looking forward to more of your excellent videos and avoiding a hip replacement in the future. Thank you! I would very much like to see your follow up hip video. Kindest regards .... Liz
Thank you for this information and for these exercises!! I am 47, in very good shape but I live with chronic pain in my hips/lower back. I have spent so much time going to drs, chiropractors, physiotherapists etc to try to get some help but nothing has done so. These exercises are a lifesaver! This plus walking for about 1 hr a day, and gentle weight bearing yoga poses are about all I can do to keep the pain under control. Every time I try to do something else I seem to end up hurting my hips even more.
Your video on hip arthritis was extremely helpful!!!! I just heard the same directive alot of people have heard about doctor prescribed hip surgery. I did have a cortisone injection today, but only conceded to do that to alleviate the pain temporarily enough to do my own at-home PT exercises. Thanks for your exercise suggestions! Please provided a follow-up video. Here's to us all feeing better!! THANKS!!!!
Matt, I super enjoyed your video. Was curious if you recommend for patients who under went hip replacement. It's been close to three months and the one hip which was a revision continues to give me pain. I've done versions of exercise 2 which seems to help the most. BTW I am as limber as a 2 x 4, but I do need to get my muscles in shape. Thx again!
Matt's style is great for giving his audience belief in the power of healing and improvement of strength and health, as well as the knowledge of how to attain real results.
Thank you Matt! I had a hip replacement because the ball of my femur had deteriorated. Now I’m strengthening..this is perfect for me! I would love the follow along. Thank you. I’m so happy I found you. Your humor is also much appreciated. 😊
Thank you so much for your wonderful info. I have hip impingement, bone on bone 3 different surgeons all say hip replacement. I teach yoga and would like to not have a long time away and then i discovered your videos. Amazing. I am not pain free yet, but much better after only a few days. Thank you for the gift of you and your wisdom.
I would love the follow along video. I just turned 64 and I'm starting to have pain in my hips, hands, and I've been having pain in my knees for awhile now. I will be watching your videos. Thank you!
One of the best yet!!! Thanks
Wow, I'm so HAPPY I found your site! I've just been diagnosed with this and it's changing my life. I can't wait to get started on this program. Great instruction, easy to follow, much more comprehensive than my P/T. I always thought it was a lax muscle issue...THANKS!!!
Please add follow along video. The above exercises address my current hip pain. The information of why there is pain and what works is invaluable. Thank you!
Thank you so much for this exercise video. I practice strengthening exercises daily. I'm a ballroom dancer and want to keep dancing joyfully and pain-free. 💃
Wow!, I was told I have hip arthritis & answer is Hip replacement-don't want to go there. My knee is also a bit whacky. I found the knee lift on left side difficult (feels like leg weighs a ton to lift). I'm gonna go forward & do these exercises with others for stretching, building my glutes, etc. Have a friend, personal trainer who'll work with me too. I would like the Follow Along video you spoke of. Thanks so much for keeping it real.
Hi. Would love the follow on video . Had hip replacements for both hips and it’s not been great . I had a damage to glutes on both sides before the operation. I think your video so far has been great so thank you. Got desperate thinking I can never get theses hips better and I am a horse rider . Only ridden once and omg my hips nearly killed me after. But I am determined to get better. Horses are my joy.
I think your great. I am 84 and garden etc. I was told i have hip arthritis . Need to get back to hip exercises so i can make my garden grow. Thank you!
Appreciate your approach - ATM - I had a knee replaced years ago. I worked out fine but I am keen to avoid another surgery. Hip pain has also arrived ( now 73 yrs old) and will try these exercises to allow me to remain active. Cheers for the instruction.
Hi Matt, after an ACL repair and ligament issues several years ago I qualified as an exercise specialist. Unfortunately over years my regime has changed with caring for a friend: after two falls last year and pain in right groin / hip and X-ray showed closure of the gap surrounding the ball and socket joint on both sides but worse on right... I know what you are saying is absolutely right and have felt better after exercising these those muscles but I have not been consistent at all and now the left side has kicked off big time with pain in leg muscles and spasms. Your video is great 👍 and giving me the motivation to get up off arse and move more. I am soon 67, my aim is to regrow Cartilage back with exercise and diet. I take collagen tablets and powder which help a lot. Would love a follow on video,many thanks. God bless you, Susanne
I enjoyed the video thank you and intend to incorporate these exercises into my daily routine. I am a 71 year old male who suffers from hip pain and would therefore appreciate the free video.
I love this vid !!! Have not been able to stand or walk on left sacrum, hip, knee, for a month, min. !!! Atrophy Induced Immobilty, sounds exactly right !!! That left hip has always been a problem, but not like THIS with 'aging' !!! Repetitive Motions, standing in kitchen have hurt the most, & affect walking ! TY ! 💖
Yes, i want a follow-along vid. ! 🙏
Thank you. I just found your channel while searching for hip exercises to do before my surgery🤦🏻♀️ I am scheduled for a hip replacement in a month. I wish I found you sooner. Now not sure what to do. Well what I will do is these exercises for the next month and if My hip is better I can cancel the surgery😬 I do not care if they get mad!!
I'm 73 and this is the best I've seen
Very Good demo
thanks Matt
Yes I would love follow up videos for hips. I've been diagnosed with both hips and lower back osteoporosis. Love your videos. They really seem to help.
Thank you for the ATM advice I’m living with hip arthritis in both hips. Doctors have advised to replace my right hip, but I refused to an I’m not even yet 50 yrs.
I would love a follow up free video. I think you are the best physical therapist i follow and i have both hip arthritis and a hip labral tear. I am 73 and also get sciatica from my compressed lower lumbar. You have helped me a lot as has my own PT. I have learned that i have less problems and pain if i walk and do my stretching and/or strengthening daily, sitting is the ENEMY.😂
I love Matt's cautious approach to exercise
I am 75 and my TPT experiences have not been good. I also like that he wants to help you avoid surgery. So glad I found his website.
Thank you Matt Tsu for your excellent teaching. The instructions and demonstrations are clear and helpful for this 81 year old with arthritis.
Sounds like great advice. Diagnosed with hip arthritis, despite cortisone injections x 4 & R hip replacement, only have limited range movement and plenty of pain. Only regular exercises keep things going.
Love your videos...such great advice with a gentle tone which is so critical to adopt a slow and steady wins the race type of program and stick with it. I have found your videos so helpful!
I ended up with a hip replacement because I discovered after trying for 4 years to avoid surgery that I had a necrotic hip. But your information was super helpful getting me back to full functioning, running, jumping, aerobics...and playing with my grandkids...I'm turning 66 in 2 weeks! Thanks for the humor ...laughter makes it all easier!
Thank you! Great video. I'm experiencing upper quad pain everyday when I wake up and it's painful. Moving eventually makes the discomfort better, but it comes back. I will start doing these 3 exercises regularly. Not difficult. I'm currently rehabbing my shoulder from reverse total shoulder arthroscopy. It's a little over 2 months. It's been achy everyday since surgery, but not all day. I want to go forward with your other video exercises please 😊
Matt I just wanted to tell you you and your message give me hope. Hip arthritis, piriformis syndrome, SI joint problem, sciatica, I have been told everything, but interesting, no one has told me there are exercises that could help! I was hopeless but I am starting to believe I might be ok somehow. So 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Thank God for you! I thought it was over for me when doctor told me I had hip arthritis and said I should do yoga.
Thankyou for these exercises, I’ve only had hip pain in the past 6 months it’s awful and I’ve been looking for specific exercises to help reduce pain.. after doing these a few times it’s actually helping.. Yes I would love a follow up video please 🙏😇
Matt, thank you so much for these youtube programs.! I have just discovered you on youtube and am so grateful for your exercises and common sense approach to hip pain. I am 77 yr old small woman with tight muscles in one hip and knee. I thought my body was giving up but you have given me hope. Already the exercises are beginning to bring back some tone and flexibility. I would love to continue watching these exercises and any others you kindly share with us. Thank you from the bottom of my heart! ❤️
You’re so honest, I love you thank you for being real and telling the truth all authenticities is true love
A follow on video would be good xxx thank you Matt xxx
Thank you for the hip exercises and thank you for not making me/us do squats and lunges! A follow along video would be wonderful for us visual people! At 61, I do walk and some strength exercises with light weights but feel I could use some exercises to stretch and strengthen my hips, legs, and back. I have a full-time desk job with computer work, so I feel I'm losing mobility.
I am a 74-year-old senior. My doctor tells me that x-rays show that osteoarthritis is the reason I am experiencing debilitating pain in my left leg - deep in the inside of my hip area. I now often have to haul my left leg into my car because I cannot lift it up high enough to get it in the car due to pain - something I used to do without thought and more importantly without pain. The doctor prescribed Tylenol Arthritis (TA) for the pain (625 mg). I take another 325 mg of Tylenol at the same time because (TA) doesn't work very well on its own. I retired from work three years ago (June 9) because of the pain in my leg while sitting. It made it
almost impossible to concentrate when shifting my body constantly due to pain. My left leg has increasingly prevented me from doing many things. I watched this video with interest because I do believe that muscles support our skeleton and physio has helped me in the past. I've healed many aches and pains with a tennis ball but have not discovered an exercise/spot to massage with my tennis ball that will do that for my leg. I can do your exercises 2 and 3 relatively pain free (first try tonight) but can barely tolerate raising my left leg off the floor even an inch while sitting to do ex. 1. I can lift my right leg and am confident I can improve the raising of my right leg if I do these exercises regularly. Not so sure about that left one. Will doing ex. 2 and 3 make doing ex. 1 easier? Are there other exercises that can get me past experiencing the pain I currently do when trying to lift my left leg? I used to be able to walk 15 -20,000 steps a day, I dropped to 10,000 steps in 2019 but have not been able reach that goal since March 2020 when we were ordered to work from home due to COVID. I began experiencing trouble walking and ended up retiring in June 2021 due to pain I began experiencing while working. I try to get 7000 steps in a day but most days my leg just hurts too much to even accomplish that anymore. I am interested in watching your videos and am encouraged by Robert's comments below. I can hardly wait to self-heal. I believe it can be done with effort and patience.
Just excellent. I am 73 in India. Have been suffering
For quite some time. Do exercises regularly. Would love to follow you from now on. Thank you so much. Can you add some ankle pain exercises too?
OK, yes the ATM is my new motto! Thank you for delivering this message. 73 yo, seeing arthritis and approach my other heath care functionally. But started to believe surgery would might be in my future. You give me hope. 🙏
Just had left knee surgery but now my right hip is not happy, after two years of overworking. Thanks for the hip exercises, I will try and get back to you on the result…. it sounds good and it‘s not that difficult to do. Really appreciate it.
I really want your follow along videos, and I’m getting my knee replaced in July and then my hip next and right now I’ve been down five days with bursa😢 what you’ve talked about is amazing and it makes so much sense. I’ve never heard anything like this before.
Thank you so much. I am going to 48 and i already have osteo arthritis in my knee, neck, lower back with grade 2 anterior listhesis, i prolly developed hip arthritis and i never exercised. I did try for a short period but due to terrible stress, i stopped and started taking cayenne to feel pain free. I dont be painless but it does help. But your video is whwt i got first when i searched for hip arthritis. I want to feel good if that is thinkable. It hurts a lot and i got worst doing a work from hom3 since covid. I think i was able to manage before due to some movements. I lack movements. I am gonna start this right from today. I am a single mom with two kids and i cant think of surgeries. I wont survive any more of surgeries.
Very inspiring. Thank you very much for underlining why and how muscle strengthening exercises (smooth, moderate, pain-free, regular, targeted) are vital for hip arthritis, despite the fact that many doctors advise against it. After each consultation with my doctor, I find myself a rebel ignoring the no-no bla-bla, going back to the net looking for the most appropriate exercises, in fact looking for validation, despite my fear of possible extra pain and pressure on my hip. I think I have found my beginner series. It’s awesome. I feel alive again especially after two years of quasi-total “immobility”. Thanks.
- I have practiced sports and dance my whole life. I stopped practicing two+ years ago due to three bad falls and sprains (moving to our new place), one now-cured sciatica, and … severe hip arthritic pain, with acute stiffness, and some nerve pinching, only in the last 4 months or so, FOLLOWING 1 hydrocortisone injection (🤔 ???).
This is so helpful. I appreciate you and the sharing expertise you bring. I’d like a free video too.
I will try this exercises for my right hip pain and as per doctor hip osteoarthritis that may require hip replacement in 8-10 years -as was told. I am 57 and would like to do as much as I can to help out the hip pain
I wasn't looking for this & it came across my Eyes 👀 😊 I have Osteopenia & these Exercises, I think would help me. My Dr. Wanted to Scope my Knee & I said no & no Surgery. I did opt for Cortecosteriod Injections but stopped those & just started Moving & Eating more Herbal & Healthy Foods. What you said about the Medical Industry, I found to be True! I am not a Fan of taking Mass Medication. I wanna try to fix me on my Terms 1st. Thank you for taking your Time to Educate us. BTW: I absolutely Love your Personality 😊
Yes, please follow along video! I appreciate your help as I have a desk job and my hips scream when I get up and have to slowly unfold then limp down the hall for a bit before I can walk normal. The stretches have helped improve the time it takes to get to normal walking. I feel that over the years I have changed how I walk because of the pain and am trying to relearn how to hold my pelvis when walking. Does this make sense? Thank you so much!