Still hip

So yesterday I dealt with a lot of diffrent stuff, but as far as the hip goes:
I woke up and my body was tingly, like after accupuncture, I felt like it was working to actively heal itself. As if I had not inhibited my natural healing process and it could now proceed to fix all the damage. Maybe hopeful thinking, but it was nice.
As I got out of bed similar pains and weakness gave me some difficulty, but in comaprison to other days, this was a good day.
I got a massage (no crazy grinding when Clay supported a knee flex from prone, as happened last week.) He said it was more stable, and hopefully was in the right orientation. He focused on all the muscles that cross the hips. He released my right psoas quite a bit, the left he said released more than most people's but not as much as the right.
I rushed out right after the massage, which clay extended graciously, to the chiropractor.
Dr. A said that things were moving in the right direction. He said that the pain was centralizing well and that I should try to walk normally instead of the limp, which is a pain avoidance behavior.  He said to walk into the pain and it will disappear. The adjustments went well, there was little pain with them.
I have been reducing the NSAIDS, I took 400 mg IBU at lunch yesterday and 650 tylanol after dinner.
I have been focusing on walking with a normal gate.
Today I am going to get a lot of school prep stuff done, but also try to work up a sweat with the i-rehab exercises and then go see Dr. A again around 4 pm.

hip stuff

So after the Chiropractor yesterday I layed down on my back for a while.
This was a mistake, I had a lot of pain and trouble getting out of bed for dinner.
I have been continuing the back extension stretches and press-ups multiple times a day as suggested by the providence physical therapist.
I took 800 miligrams of ibuprofen 2 times yesterday, not 3
I am going get into the acupuncturist today and I will see Dr. A again.
I have a massage scheduled for tomorrow.
I did get a call from my doctor's office: they did not know that I had insurance, so I informed them that I in fact do have insurance. She said the the rheumatologist still hasn't returned the call and that they were ordering an MRI for my hip.
Well that is all I have to report for now.

Ok I ate some lunch (avo, juanitas, salami, turkey and a bit of kale)
took:
fish oil
elderberry tonic
MSM
daily vitamin
800 ibuprofen
Went to chiro, noticed I was walking striaghter, which they also noticed
He said things seemed to be moving in the right direction
I am hoping they are, adjustments went well.
I am going to accupuncture in 30 min.

on the hip

Returning to the blog after much time away.
Today's blog visits the issue of treating my hip pain. I was having SI problems before it was cool. What I did today for my hip pain:

1.  4 sets of press-ups and 4 sets of standing back extensions as instructed by Providence Phys. Therapist
2. went through some exercises, stretches, and foam rolling as suggested by irehab:
1. active hamstring stretch
2. hip rotator stretch
3. upper trunk rotation (rotating trunk to right was intense)
4. prone low back stretch (child's pose)
5. prone on elbows
6. pressups
7. cat camel
8. kneeling psoas stretch (when left knee was done glute recruitment was almost nonexistent)
9. TA activation (lying on back and sucking in belly button, I tried to squeeze a ball between my knees to little avail)
10. Prone plank (worked up  a sweat yay!!)
11. tried supine hip extension, but this was painful so I cut them short
12. foam rolled
1. quads,
2. hips
3. glutes
4. midback
3. I iced then went to Dr. A for a treatment (he said I adjusted easily, there was a little pain in adjusting the left SI)
4. Iced again
5. I have taken 2 doses of 800 mg of ibuprofen and plan on taking one more at dinner
6. I have made a massage appointment for wednesday at 230 at full spectrum 

Previously I have gotten 2 rounds of accupuncture last week,
I saw Dr. A 4 times, took a couple of weeks off and then saw him once before today ( on thursday last week)
I have had 1 massage
I went to providence rehab and was advised to do the press ups and standing back extension stretches
This only includes treatment for the the re-occurrence of this injury
The previous injury response was addressed in this google doc