Physical Therapy After Hip Replacement Surgery

To regain the hip strength and movements physical therapy after hip replacement surgery It is recommended. Physical therapy is the name given to a number of exercises performed to restore some of the body's functional movements after injuries and traumas. Physical therapy is very important for patients who have had hip replacement surgery to accelerate their walking process and adapt to the prosthesis. Physical therapy after hip replacement surgery You can continue reading to find out the answers to all your questions about movements.

Physical Therapy Exercises After Hip Replacement Surgery

Thanks to the exercises applied to the patient during the physical therapy phase, blood circulation in the feet and legs is prevented and prevents the possibility of blood clotting. Physical therapy after hip replacement surgery The applications are as follows.

• Ankle Pump: In this exercise, the foot is moved up and down. You can start doing this exercise yourself after you recover from surgery.
• Ankle Rotation: You can rotate your ankle several times a day with gentle movements to the inside and outside.
• Bending the Knee While Lying: While lying down, pull your extended legs towards you, one by one. You can get help from someone while doing these exercises yourself.
• Straight Leg Raise: The purpose of this exercise is to strengthen the muscles in the upper part of the leg. While the patient is lying on his back, one knee should be bent and the other leg should be lifted straight up to a height of approximately one or two spans, held in the air for about 5 seconds and then lowered again.
• Hip Strength Exercise: While lying on your back, you can contract your hips for 4-5 seconds and release them. This exercise strengthens the muscles in your hips. You can do it 4-5 times every day.
• Side Straight Leg Raise: The purpose of this exercise is to strengthen the muscles around the knee and hip. While lying in the side position, the patient bends the lower leg towards himself and raises and lowers the upper leg with the toes facing forward. The thing to keep in mind while doing this exercise is that the leg should not be in front or behind, but should be lifted and lowered straight to the midline.
• Leg Opening Movement: It is the movement of opening the leg sideways. While lying on your back, open and close your leg to the side as much as you can.
•  Thigh Movement to Strengthen Internal Muscles: The purpose of this movement is to strengthen the inner muscles of the leg. In the lying position, we lift your knees up and put a ball or pillow at home between your knees and compress it for about 5 seconds.

Physical therapy after hip replacement surgery While it is important to pay attention to one's movements, care should also be taken to avoid prohibited movements. These movements, which should be avoided for at least 8 weeks after the surgery, are bending over without support, keeping the knee above the hip level, sitting cross-legged, leaning forward while sitting, trying to pick up something from the floor, and not doing movements such as crossing your legs, for both your own health and the hip. It is important to ensure that the prosthesis does not slip or become loose.

You will be able to stand up fully within 2-3 days after the surgery. We recommend that you do not stand up without help in case you feel dizzy when you first stand up. Physical therapy after hip replacement surgery You can do the movements as written below on a hard surface with support from a table or walls.

• Standing Hip Opening and Closing: This movement should be done with support. He/she should open and close the leg on which he/she underwent surgery, within the pain limit, up to the side. As the patient gets stronger, he/she should do this movement with the other leg. The purpose of this movement is to strengthen the muscles around the hips and legs.
• Hip Side Muscles Strengthening Exercise: The patient performing this movement must stand in an upright position. It can be done with support. Here, the patient lifts and lowers the non-surgical leg from the hip without bending the knee. The purpose of the exercise is to strengthen the hip muscles in the leg where he had surgery.
• Climbing Stairs: The purpose of this exercise is to strengthen the muscles in the leg where the surgery was performed by using the patient's body weight. The patient goes up and down the steps with the leg on which the surgery was performed and repeats this situation several times.