Repeat 10 times 1 set.
Exercises for hip surgery patients.
Lying down on the bed slide the heel of one foot up toward your buttocks.
You can do this exercise 3 or 4 times a day.
Stand comfortably and erect with your weight evenly balanced on your walker or crutches.
Gently point and pull ankle of your surgical leg by pumping foot up and down.
To see the full benefit of hip replacement therapy will be a necessary part of the rehabilitation process.
Total hip replacement.
Rest and elevate lie down with your legs at the level of your heart for at least 20 minutes.
Don t let your knee roll inward or outward.
Ankle pumps lie on your back.
You may place a pillow lengthwise beneath your surgical leg if you have an increase in swelling.
Squeeze your buttock muscles together as if you are holding in flatulence.
Your surgeon or therapist will tell you how much weight to put on your leg.
Recovery after surgery.
2 lie on your back with your knees bent in a 10 to 15 degree angle.
Hold for five seconds.
Early on walking will help you regain movement in your hip.
Call your surgeon if.
Your goal is to achieve a bent knee with your heel remaining on the bed.
Therapy can reduce swelling decrease pain improve range of motion build strength challenge balance and develop endurance.
The majority of patients are able to.
Perform three sets of 10 three times a day.