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Stiffness after total hip replacement

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Lotsofpain
Lotsofpain

since the staples were removed from my wound 2 weeks after hip replacement i have been icreasingly stiff in hip or maybe back

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  • julie1717
    julie1717 Lotsofpain

    Posted

    hi I'm assuming you're fairly new post OP? are you doing any of the exercises yet daily ??

    • julie1717
      julie1717

      Posted

      I should add it's quite normal for your op hip joint to be stiff but with exercising it helps a lot. you're probably too soon post OP but to get mine moving so I can get out of bed easier I do my leg/knee bend/ stretch before I get out of bed in a morning which helps lots. I'm 17 weeks post OP RTHR posterior approach UK

  • KeithMcC
    KeithMcC Lotsofpain

    Posted

    hi

    like the others have said I dont think this has anything to do with staples removed. You really do need to push to do the excercises relentlessly . if you dont your are going to seize up . I'm 8 weeks THR posterior and from day 1 doing the advanced excercises as was adamant I was going to get better . i was stiff and tender but i kept at it and was running again from week 4 and when i did the first run i thought i had a shot put in my ass cheek lol

    • Lotsofpain
      Lotsofpain KeithMcC

      Posted

      ok thanks all maybe i was putting 2 and 2 together and getting 5 and expecting too much at 4 weeks

      ill push on with the exercises

  • Heszu
    Heszu Lotsofpain

    Posted

    when was your op? my stiffness comes and goes and is affected by colder weather.

  • MichellefromNL
    MichellefromNL Lotsofpain

    Posted

    Hi.

    After the staples were removed I experienced problems with my wound and the stiffness was there for way longer than that.

    Just give your body time. Be active and do your exercises, but at the same time respect your body doing so.

    You are not a machine, but made of flesh and bones. Now part of it is artificial. Don't underestimate the procedure.

    My advise: gradually (!) increase your acitivities and exercise level and eventually the stifness will fade.

    Good luck!

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