JP, read your post on my way out the door, and come back to reply only to find that Bill wrote what I was going to say.
If the guy's hip is down to bone on bone, no amount of soft tissue work will restore his joint ... and depending upon where the previous break was and how it healed, much of his limited mobility could be due to that. He will benefit greatly from whatever mobilty work and soft tissue stuff you can provide before surgery, and hopefully after surgery he can find a PT who will continue to address this.
If I were you I would work on educating this guy about letting the body heal and working through the pain is not some proof of manhood. Sounds like the other "trainer" (I shudder to even use that word!) is someone he should avoid in the future.
How old is this gentleman? Just curious ...
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