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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.
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.
Regular exercise to restore strength and mobility to your hip and a gradual return to everyday activities are important for your full recovery after total hip replacement. Your orthopaedic surgeon and physical therapist may recommend that you exercise for 20 to 30 minutes a day, or even 2 to 3 times daily during your early recovery.
The hip rehabilitation program has three phases based on how long ago your surgery was: Weeks 1-3, Weeks 4-6, and Weeks 7 and beyond. We recommend starting your exercises with a warm-up period of stretching followed by exercises for the hip muscles. We recommend using over-the-counter anti-inflammatory medications such as ibuprofen, naproxen, or
Your physiotherapist will be able to guide your rehabilitation but they can not do the exercises for you. Good motivation is key to a rapid recovery and you have a very important contribution to make to the success of your surgery. The programme for recovery that is outlined below should be
This protocol applies to the standard total hip arthroplasty/hemiarthroplasty and hip resurfacing. In a revision total hip arthroplasty, or in cases where there is more connective tissue involvement or bone grafting, Phase I and II should be progressed more cautiously to ensure adequate healing.
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.
