Thank you very much for taking the time to respond to my note about OA in both my hip joints, which I very much appreciate.

The "Sweet Spot" that you speak about  is very illusive both mentally and physically and often I don't feel any discomfort in my hip joints when doing the matwork until later in the day and into the next day. It affects your sense of Balance. I work to feel a sense of "space and freedom in the hip joints" through Breathing and lengthening which helps, but unfortunately I don't know how to get enough Synovial Fluid lubricant back into the space for the Femoral Head to

move freely in the Acetabulum. Thank you for your help and interest.

Most kind of you to pen a further note. I have indeed sought good Professional Advice with limited success extending to almost a year. Yes, absolutely there is a lot of flexion in the Classical Pilates matwork which I have been practicing since 2006 and am very much aware of in my body as I work the movements.  I have worked  a lot with the positioning of the feet to the hip joints and can feel some differences. I have found that internal rotation of the hips does help alleviate joint pain in the hips in various poses. The Thorax is an area I have focused on a lot particularly with stabilizing the back of the rib cage and the posterior chain by efficient use of the breathing. Perhaps, I need to consider a hip replacement but am apprehensive at 82 years of age in case it goes wrong😒Then I would not be able to continue with my Pilates Practice🤸‍♂️!

Thanks for your interest and best wishes which I would like to reciprocate.