Home Recovery & Exercise

Home Exercise Program:

PERFORM ONLY THOSE ORDERED BY YOUR DOCTOR

Your therapist will provide you with an individualized Home Exercise Program specific to your recovery needs. Here are some examples:

Ankle Pumps →

Slide your leg out to the side as far as you can and then back.

← Ankle Rotations

Move your ankle inward toward your other foot and then outward away from your other foot.

Knee Straightening Exercises →

Place a small rolled towel just above your heel so that it is not touching the bed. Tighten your thigh. Try to fully straighten your knee and to touch the back of your knee to the bed. Hold fully straightened for five to 10 seconds.

← Resisitive Hip Flexion

Stand with your feet slightly apart. Bring your operated leg forward keeping the knee straight. Allow your leg to return to its previous position.

Remember, you make the difference!

Your commitment to doing exercises, as instructed, is a major factor in your recovery.

Some discomfort after exercise is normal, especially during your first few weeks at home. Your body builds strength and your hip gains flexibility, while you develop new degrees of mobility. Your thoughtful combination of exercise with rest, ice packs, and pain medication, is necessary, will assure you maximum benefit form your Total Hip Replacement Surgery.

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