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HIP Osteoarthritis CAN be Cured: Treating OA with Physical Therapy Paperback – December 13, 2016

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Drawing on the latest research and guidelines on arthritis diagnosis and care published by one of the world's leading health bodies, this essential resource explodes long-standing myths surrounding osteoarthritis in general, and hip OA in particular. It explores the role of muscle imbalance in OA symptoms and reveals that with appropriate self-administered physiotherapy, your prognosis can be far brighter than you ever imagined.

Chapter by chapter you will learn:

how easily OA can be (mis)diagnosed;
what a muscle imbalance is and how it can develop;
how complex muscle imbalances are responsible for many OA symptoms;
how to determine what pattern of muscle imbalance you have.

The final section of the book includes a self-help guide for treating patterns of muscle imbalance that are common in osteoarthritis, developed by the author as a result of her own, successful battle with hip OA.

Please note that this book isn't a quick fix; it's aimed at those who are prepared to treat their condition themselves through diligent physiotherapy.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (December 13, 2016)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 232 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1541100182
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1541100183
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.15 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7 x 0.53 x 10 inches

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Customers report significant pain relief, with some experiencing an 85% reduction in pain and improvement within four weeks. The book receives mixed feedback regarding information quality, with some finding it very good while others find it confusing. Customers find the book difficult to follow, and one customer notes improved flexibility. The visual presentation receives criticism for being poorly illustrated with black and white pictures.

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14 customers mention "Pain relief"14 positive0 negative

Customers report significant pain relief, with some experiencing an 85% reduction in discomfort and walking without pain, while others note improvements within four weeks of treatment.

"...My pain has been reduced 85%, my limp is 100% gone, I easily did a five-mile hike (full disclosure: I did take a naproxen first), and my range of..." Read more

"...I had no morning stiffness and could get up from a chair and this walk without pain. Buy this book, you won't be sorry, save your money on..." Read more

"The book is a lifesaver! Five years ago I had a sport trauma and damaged my right hip...." Read more

"...I am now virtually pain free!..." Read more

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Customers report improved flexibility, with one mentioning increased spine mobility and another noting reduced morning stiffness.

"...I got this improvement in about two weeks after I noticed I had no morning stiffness and could get up from a chair and this walk without pain...." Read more

"...many exercises for muscle strengthening/balancing, APT and hip flexibility in the water...." Read more

"...My spine is more flexible and doesn't hurt anymore. I still have work to do on my hips, but I expect it to take a while...." Read more

10 customers mention "Information quality"5 positive5 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the book's information quality, with some finding it very good while others report being too confused to bother or unable to understand it.

"..."diagnosis" of osteoarthritis into perspective and provides a different mindset that allowed me to focus on discovering a cause rather than..." Read more

"...and pelvic rotation to the point that I was literally unable to understand what this author was trying to describe, and far too confused to bother...." Read more

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"...I was further discouraged by the depressing presentation, esp. the dull, gray pictures. Just depressing...." Read more

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Customers find the book difficult to follow, with multiple reviews mentioning unclear directions.

"...Unintelligible, impossible-to-decipher instructions for the various exercises recommended...." Read more

"...I was hopeful reading until the exercise program. Very hard to follow exercises, esp. the core exercises for week 1...." Read more

"...high hopes but found much of it complicated reading and the exercises are hard to follow. It might help someone else, but it didn't help me." Read more

"...The exercise regimen she recommends, however, is very difficult to follow, and even more difficult to judge if you are doing them correctly...." Read more

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"...Also poorly illustrated with black and white pictures that do not make any portion of any exercise routine comprehensible...." Read more

"...the dull, gray pictures. Just depressing. I simply could not imagine myself going through the full 6-week program and doing the wash/rinse/repeat...." Read more

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Paige R. Penland
Massive improvement after two months
Reviewed in the United States on February 22, 2025
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After ~3 years of pain and issues, I finally told my GP (yes, I'm one of those) about my hip. I was diagnosed with severe hip osteoarthritis just before Christmas. Due to insurance SNAFUs and snow, I didn't get to see the osteo surgeon until yesterday. In the meantime I bought this book, and implemented many of its recommendations and exercises. My pain has been reduced 85%, my limp is 100% gone, I easily did a five-mile hike (full disclosure: I did take a naproxen first), and my range of motion is almost back to normal.

After yesterday's examination, the osteo specialist said, "I would not believe that you were the person in this X-ray." Surgery is now off the table (I don't want it) and I'm still improving. So this book gets eleven stars, not just five. The author is clear that this book won't work for everyone, but it's done wonders for me.

I've only been doing some of the exercises that the author recommends, and slacking some days, but after yesterday's exam I'm going to get a lot more serious about them. If I can enjoy this much improvement doing maybe half of the program, I bet I can get back to my old self if I'm more disciplined. THANK YOU!

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Sami
Best book out on self help for OA, buy it!
Reviewed in the United States on October 26, 2017
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Outstanding book on how you can lesson your OA by learning what you may be doing or how you may using your body that is causing pain and spasms. Physical Therapy often teaches people to function with pain but fails to teach them how to avoid pain by using their bodies in a different manner. Usually the OA starts with muscle imbalance that is chronic and which lessens blood supply in these areas, As time passes and these imbalances become chronic you find that one hip is higher than the other or the sacrum is tilting or rotating instead of being in balance. Pain in the hip does not necessarily mean that is where the problems are, it could be in inner front core muscles. How do you sit when driving ? Slightly tilted to one side or even with equal pressure on both sit bones? All of us have these habitual body use patterns that feel normal to us and this is what causes the beginning of chronic pain and OA.
I have spent over $100.00 on books claiming to help you manage and prevent OA pain and all they said was: do water exercises, take NASIDS, have surgery, and use devices to move around. This book gives you the power to be your own best body manager but the Author also says this, "99% of the people reading this book are too lazy and inactive to help themselves and would rather have instant rather than a process to help themselves."
I have OA in left hip and very, painful Bursitis in left hip. After figuring out what my bad body mechanics were, and starting on the exercises I no longer have any morning stiffness or swelling and am only using my cane (this caused a limp) occasionally and almost not at all when home. I do the exercises every morning before getting out of bed and at night before bed. I had severe core inactivation and weakness, left sided twist in my hips and pelvic area and when I drove or sat in a recliner I always was sightly tilted rather than straight. I got this improvement in about two weeks after I noticed I had no morning stiffness and could get up from a chair and this walk without pain.
Buy this book, you won't be sorry, save your money on the rest as they are the SOS: OA is incurable and gets worse, OA is inevitable as you age, surgery and steroids are your only hope. Don't believe it--something started the decline in health and unfortunately it was us and our lack of body awareness.

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Elena
Love the book!
Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2022
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The book is a lifesaver! Five years ago I had a sport trauma and damaged my right hip. Acute pain was gone but the hip kept bothering and the leg always felt strange and weak. Physical therapy for strengthening hips did not help. Eventually, I started having problems to walk and move. Received debilitating diagnosis of severe hip osteoarthritis. I bought this book and after trying first 2 exercises the pain and discomfort was GONE (!), within minutes. And everything started to feel RIGHT. Now I can move and lift my legs like I was not able to do for 5 years. Such a great idea: to strengthen and align the core first, THEN - hip exercises. I am finishing my second week of exercises and very happy with the results so far. In addition, I started an anti-inflammatory diet and using anti-inflammatory supplements. I am very thankful to the author for writing this book!

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Reviewed in the United States on February 8, 2022
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I have read dozens of books on rehabilitative exercise and yoga. This was by far the worst. Unintelligible, impossible-to-decipher instructions for the various exercises recommended. Unclear descriptions about right and left body imbalances and pelvic rotation to the point that I was literally unable to understand what this author was trying to describe, and far too confused to bother. Her underlying theme of lifetime body imbalances caused by years of poor posture and subsequent physical musculoskeletal compensations that result in aches and pains makes sense, but her suggestions for how to treat these issues are sadly too convoluted to follow. Also poorly illustrated with black and white pictures that do not make any portion of any exercise routine comprehensible. I returned the book and suggest that anyone interested in body mechanics to address hip or back pain save their money.

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Cristi Bojinca
Out of pain in just 3 weeks
Reviewed in Canada on March 6, 2023
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When I purchased this book I was skeptic as I could not understand how muscle imbalances can influence the hip osteoarthritis. I read the book and started the exercises. I was diagnosed with severe osteoarthritis in November. I just completed the first three weeks and I don't have the pain anymore. I will continue and finish the set but I am really grateful to Susan and her dedication to find a way to actually cure osteoarthritis.

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S J PALMER
I am not a sporty person but enjoy diy and brisk long dog walks each day
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 16, 2017
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After a year of increasing pain, a short right leg (due I was told to the wear on the joint), regular private physiotherapy and finally being told that a right hip op was inevitable, My wife told me about this book. I am not a sporty person but enjoy diy and brisk long dog walks each day. So this was a major blow to me. At 55 I didn't think I was old enough for this! As an IT person, the whole writing style appealed as it gave me facts that specialists "avoided ( or just wouldn't) give me. I didn't just want to know I had cartilage reduction and that resulted in pain, I wanted to understand how the pain occurred, what really was happening, and why could I not walk "normally" when dosed up with pain killers? Reading the book solidly on day one resulted in me diagnosing a Right on Left sacral torsion. That slightly "spooked" me as Susan does advise "I don't understand this imbalance as well as my own". However, I started the week one core alignment and discovered after running through it that a) I had an inner core (didn't know that as my physio just concentrated on the outer core) b) my inner core didn't do anything on the right side and so I was using all my major muscles for stability and simple things such as standing. When I gently engaged the inner core and relaxed the major muscles, immediately the pain went! For a few days everytime I moved and had pain, I would consciously engage the inner core and relax the major muscles and could move much more easily and pain free. I am just starting week 2 and have found muscles that are seriously atrophied but 2 days ago I spent 3 solid hours on my feet doing diy and going up and down a step ladder - a task that a week ago I couldn't seriously have dreamed off doing. I know I have a long way to go to sort out the imbalance permanently but so far I have two legs now the "same length", can walk pain free around the house, am now starting my usual dog walks again, and can stand without pain. I don't take any medication any more. Looking forward to my check up with the surgeon at the end of the month as he is now one patient down for a hip op :) Great book, thank you Susan, you really have changed my life

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Tracy White
Life changing book.
Reviewed in Canada on September 26, 2017
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A must read for anyone willing to put in the work to be healthy and pain free. Thank you Susan.
This book has liberated me!

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Carol Brook
Seems to be working
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 8, 2021
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Bought this book to try and avoid a hip replacement in the future! I have had an on and off pain in my groin since is was in my late teens, in my fifties it suddenly got worse and I have been doing exercises for it for the last 10 years. It ebbs and flows but suddenly recently took a turn for the worse and an X-ray showed a "slight" bit of arthritis. For the last 3 weeks I have been really focussing on these exercises; and you do really have to focus and concentrate on them, they are not easy but I have noticed a great deal of improvement in my pain and most days I am pain free BUT also a massive improvement in back pain which is absolutely wonderful. I was a little bit cynical that it would work but cautiously I am optimistic that it's working for me. I will certainly be keeping on doing them and trying hard to get better control of my core, so much depends on it. This is a genuine review, I am certainly seeing the benefits.

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kingham01
Fantastic!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 22, 2020
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Just having tried some of the exercises given for just one week has made a massive difference to the discomfort I have been experiencing in my hip for the last year and a half! Thank YOU!

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Massive improvement after two months

Best book out on self help for OA, buy it!

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