Wrestlers over age 50

Thanks guys

Hi guys
Just back from the hospital with my new hipp
How long I will have pain, specialy in bed?
Thanks

No one can answer this for you on here. Ask your surgeon.

Your orthopaedic surgeon will be very angry with you doing surgery if you 'run' to him with an emergency when your prosthetic ball pops out of the socket. You have to learn the moves you must not do and be confident in being able to explain & demonstrate this to your opponent.

So it all comes down to how much you trust your opponent. Most I've wrestled with are ok if told what they can't do. Two I've wrestled are downright dangerous and would refuse to meet again.

In a nutshell: change activity

A much better read:
Your orthopaedic surgeon will be very angry if you turn up as an emergency because your prosthetic hip has dislocated due to careless wrestling.

Excellent advice! Thank you!

The only one wrestling competitively on this thread with a THR is BJJWrestlerLasVegas. I have no way to judge how agressively he wrestles after THR, especially given his age: 76. I am almost 78 and wrestle VERY aggressively. I assume light play wrestling after THR is possible. But either BJJWrestlerLasVegas is a unique unicorn, or he is flirting with disaster. And every THR surgeon will tell him so! Why? Because if you accidently twist an artificial hip the wrong way, it could dislocate: the steel ball comes out of the steel socket. It is immensely painful and requires serious surgery. Even worse, the steel rod "glued" into your femur bone could fracture the femur and become irreparable.

If any of you proceed with a THR, I would avoid all types of competitive wrestling.

I’ve had both knees and my right hip replaced…still am wrestling and will have a shoulder replacement in early October…am told the shoulder will be the hardest recovery but hopefully back at some jobbers in January of ‘27…stay tuned…

Good luck with the hip replacement. I am wrestling with knee replacements.

thanks guys I am waiting to see orthopedic Surgeon I think a THR is my only option

I have end-stage severe ostearthitis in my right hip. I have had it for six years. I have managed it with regular stretching and hip/glute stregthening exercises. I have reduced my pain from a 6-8 (out of 10) to a 0 - 2 on any given day. I wrestle hard and competitive and only on occasion use naprozen to reduce pain. Four reasons to avoid THR: 1. As long as you are self-disciplined, you can manage pain and keep your hip 2. They are on the verge of clinical trials to use artificial cartilage or grown cartilage; THR makes you ineligible 3. orthopedic surgeons make a profit by selling you their product: surgery 4. Many THRs turn out to be problematic.

Avoid THR unless you are in inscrutiating pain.

I had severe osteoarthritis and bone spurs in the left shoulder. Pain was incredible but subdued when I tried Synvisc-one shots every 6 months, 4 times, and took meloxicam for pain until the pain became unbearable. I got to the point where tucking in my shirt or threading a belt on the left side was extremely painful and could no longer find a position for restful sleep. Got a partial joint replacement, humeroul head replaced with a stemless ball and the socket was cleaned up and left alone. Took a year to fully heal and pushed myself with PT. Surgeon said it's stronger than a full replacement and I can resume lifting weights. Have been lifting withot pain and regained full mobility. I do exercise caution wrestling such as no full or half nelson but am stronger than and in better shape than I was before the surgery. A good outcome is possible.

I am happy for you! And you are certainly not the only one who experiences 100% full recovery after shoulder surgery. But the majority of my friends who have had it never recover 100% mobility. At most they get 95%. And some have long term pain and other complications.

Thanks for posting this. About a year ago I was diagnosed with severe osteoarthritis in my left hip. I was able to attend WrestleFest NYC last Feb, but it was a very painful experience. I want to avoid hip replacement. My cousin underwent the procedure. She has to use a walker. I do not. I started doing physical therapy and stretching exercises after NYC and my pain level has gone from 9 to about 5. I will continue to exercise and hopefully, like you my pain level will drop to low. Here's hoping the artificial cartilage thing is successful.

We share that same hope! 🥰👍

Meanwhile, the best single piece of advice that reduced my severe osteoarthistis from a 6-8 pain level to a current 0 - 2 level is to strengthen your glutes. Be OBSESSIVE about it! Not only hip thrusts in the gym, but constantly squeezing your butt cheeks when you are seated, standing, waiting, etc. Strong glutes pulls the hip outward, counterbalancing naturally over-developed quads and hip flexors. By pulling the hip outward, it alleviates the bone-on-bone pressure precisely at the point (groin) where the hip is damaged. While I do quite a few rehab exercises to strengthen my hip structure, the single most important one in alleviating my hip pain is the strengthening of my glutes.

Thanks for the advice. Many of my rehab exercises involve squeezing the butt. I will go full in on strengthening my glutes

Would this apply to shoulders as well?

To be honest, I don't really know. I have had rotator cuff inflamation and perhaps even a minor tear over the years. I have always patiently rehabed it back to full health. So I firmly try to avoid surgery unless it is absolutely necessary. And NEVER trust a surgeon. He makes his income by selling you surgery. Even honest surgeons believe in their profession and tend to be emotionally biased against physical rehab. But from my extensive reading about shoulder surgeries, the success rate of rotator cuff repair is much lower than for total hip replacement.

Going to have mine soon hope possible after

I have had a hip replaced. I am now wrestling with a playful style. Nothing rough doctor told me.

Did you get the doc to demo how rough you CAN get…hopefully he was a hot young resident…wink!!!

Hugs for a fast recovery!

are there any guys out there who are still wrestling after a THR . i appreciate that rough submission would no longer be an option .
I,m asking for a friend

I had a right hip replacement in 2014 but still doing bjj

Yup …had mine done last September…one light match under my belt recently…takin it as I can get it…not as aggressive as before but still rasslin..