Labral tear in hip

My yoga instructor had surgery for hers. She seemed to rehab well and quickly.

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Anyone have experience with labral tear in their hip? I'm having an MRI done next week to determine if that is in fact what's wrong with my hip. I've been out of commission since May, doing PT for the past month and nothing seems to be helping. Is the only REAL way to relief surgery? Talk to me people!

Hi, i have a labral tear in my hip. It happened few years ago after i crushed on my bike. I went to see orthopedist, had MRI, was diagnosed with labral tear. I was in a lot of pain most days, some days were bearable, but i was taking naproxen few times a day to get through. That orthopedist told me that i was too young and should get it fixed. Referred me to a different doctor, who specializes in surgeries of this nature. Had a consultation with him. I loved the doctor, but the surgery is extremely involved. He basically has to open the hip, fix tear, then close everything up. Recovery is long, 6 weeks on crutches, not putting any weight on the hip. Then long PT, no cycling for at least 6 month, no hockey for at least one year. So hearing all that, i asked that we try a conservative approach and started PT. He has an absolutely wonderful physical therapist in his office. So i worked my *kitten* off doing it, i was pushing myself hard, did everything he recommended and kept on asking for more, lol. They called me overachiever in that office. I'm functioning pretty well, very rarely it bothers me now, usually if i overdo certain things. And only for a day or so (knock on wood). So I'm happy with my results, too much downtime for surgeryfor me, can't afford that. Ask me more if you have other questions.

I thought I had a labrum year but was told I have impingement in both hips. The surgeon said arthroscopic wasn’t an option conventional surgery may fix or may not. Getting shots and losing weight hoping to ease the pain.
I hope you get a resolution to whatever they find.

I had hip impingement (FAI) and a labral tear in both hips. I had 2 surgeries to fix both hips (arthoscopy). It is very involved, with a long recovery, but I'm doing great now. I started PT the day after my surgery (both times) and was in it for 6 months. Day 1 of PT I was on the stationary bike (zero resistance) for 20 minutes. After the first month recovery is much easier because you're off crutches. I'm very knowledgeable about the condition/injury, so if you have any questions, I'd be glad to share my insight.

The only real way to treat impingement is through surgery since it is a boney abnormality (CAM or Pincer). PT etc can lessen the symptoms, but it won't make it go away. Impingement is a common cause of labral tears. A tear usually won't heal on its own (in the hip) because there is not a lot of blood flow. Make sure you see a doctor who specializes is labral tears/hip arthroscopy. Many doctors miss diagnose the condition and many radiologist who write mri reports miss small tears (they can be hard to see unless you are trained to look for them).