The Healthy Twirler

It has been 9 weeks since my left hip surgery and 19 weeks since my right hip surgery. A few days ago I went to Nashville and had a check up with Dr. Byrd. He said that everything is progressing very well. Dr. Byrd also said that I will be able to do all of my twirling and ballet moves and that 98% of patients never have hip problems again.  He said that continuing to do hip and leg exercises is the key to staying well. When I am fully healed, I am definitely going to integrate a full cross training program into my normal training to keep my legs very strong. I am now able to do many aspects of a ballet barre including plie, tondu, degage, rond de jombe, and frappe. I have to wait a few more weeks to try things with legs higher in the air like developpe, grand battement, and grand rond de jambe. I'm so excited to start doing all of these things again, and I am going to be very careful to avoid developing any bad habits. :)

So close!

 I created a Facebook page to promote twirler wellness. The page is called The Healthy Twirler. My hip surgeries have made me very aware of the importance of health and wellness in a twirler's life. Cross training and good nutrition can help keep twirlers injury free and performing at their best. I hope that this page will provide useful resources to inform twirlers about cross training, nutrition, and injury recovery. Check it out! :)