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about which exercises will best help you meet your rehabilitation goals. Strength: Strengthening the muscles that support your hip will help keep your hip joint stable. Keeping these muscles strong can relieve pain and prevent further injury.
SIT TO STAND - THIGH SUPPORT Start by scooting close to the front of the chair. Then lean forward and place your hands on your thighs. Rise up to standing using your hands for support. Sit back down using your hands for support on your thighs and then repeat. If to difficult you can add a pillow to the chair to make it easier.
Thigh Strain Rehabilitation. (Quick reference guide) Phase 1. Treatment (Daily) Rest: Complete rest from running. However, it is important you do other stretching and strengthening exercises as long as they are not painful. Cold Therapy & compression: Apply for 10 mins every 2 hours, especially if your injury is recent.
Click to view and download this handout. This hip rehabilitation exercise program focuses on strengthening the muscles that support your hip to help keep your hip joint stable. Keeping these muscles strong can relieve pain and prevent further injury.
Setup. Begin sitting upright in a chair. Cross one leg over the other so that your ankle is resting on top of your opposite thigh. Movement. Gently pull your bent knee across your body toward your opposite shoulder. You should feel a stretch through the back of your hip and buttocks. Tip.
• Tighten your thigh muscles and slowly straighten and raise your affected leg as high as possible. • Squeeze your thigh muscles and hold this position for 5 seconds.
Total Hip Arthroplasty (THA) Rehabilitation Protocol. Anatomy and Biomechanics. The hip is a ball and socket joint located where the thigh meets the pelvis. The upper end of the thigh bone (head of the femur) is formed in the shape of a ball, which sits in the socket of the pelvic bone called the acetabulum.
