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Best approach for hip replacement
Bones, Joints & Muscles | Last Active: Apr 12 9:09pm | Replies (30)Comment receiving replies
Had anterior November 2022.
Easy peezy. Very little post op pain. Don’t think I even took pain meds except the ibuprofen I take everyday for bad knees, shoulders and back.
The worst part for me was my surgeons protocol was his patients have to strap this
V shaped stiff foam between the legs at bedtime so you inadvertently wouldn’t cross your leg while sleeping.
The replaced hip will never be as good as the original equipment. I still get a few jolts of pain on occasion. Life long physical therapy is an absolute must to keep strength in the hips.
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I don't think of it as " Life long physical therapy is an absolute must to keep strength in the hips." - I think of it as simply living.
For many years, I have done several minutes of stretching in bed prior to rising. I also spend my days in as many active pursuits as I can think of - even things like car washing, lawn mowing, gardening, window washing, vacuuming, mopping and going up and down stairs to do laundry are "therapy" = using as many different parts of the body as possible.