What am i supposed to be doing?
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i had THR 4 weeks ago told me they don"t give u exercises anymore life is your physio walking a lot still on a cane feels wierd to walk without it my hip feels really heavy and i limp any suggestions i'm in my forties and was really active till i had a bad fall.
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valleyregirl lisa46362
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lisa46362 valleyregirl
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Lallydye1 lisa46362
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Sorry to hear about your experience. In my humble opinion I think it is wrong not to be given some physio advice. Maybe you could consider a private physio consultation as I think it is imortant to get yourself on the right track and get rid of that limp.
The main excercises to do now are to strengthen the muscles around your hip and your buttocks. Lots of buttock clenches and moving your leg to the side. The main reason people end up with a limp is that the hip muscles that were weakened or cut during the surgery allow the knee to rotate in. By working on the muscles that pull the knee out (buttock clenches and side leg lifts) will remedy this. Rocketman has good advice on his website so please have a look. However don't overdo anything and work at your own pace and stop if it hurts. It will get better honestly. I am also 4 weeks post THR and I think I am getting there. I don't do long distances but I try to walk properly and not limp as much as possible.
Wishing you all the best.
Alison xx
lisa46362 Lallydye1
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HipsDontLie lisa46362
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I'm in Okinawa, Japan tomorrow will be week #2 for me, but here is complitely different, I've been having rehabilitation and physio since day 2! Massages, stretches and walking, walker first and now crutches. They taugh me how to climb stairs and back. All the excersise it's been very helpful to me. Stretching muscles and making them strong it's been key to me.
I think you should go out and start doing something.
xx, Paula
lisa46362 HipsDontLie
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lyn1951 lisa46362
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You get given a book on bed exercises also sitting and standing exercises.
Look up post hip surgery exercises, look for a hospital website, I have looked to see if they are any different, all very similar, even o/sea's hospitals.
I also went to private physio after surgery, and again to hospital physio 12 months after surgery in the last few weeks, to review my exercise plan.
I was on the right track, just some tweaking on some weaker muscles and to help with strength, some muscles very strong, and some not sooo good.
Oh what a difference it has made to my ability to walk nice and straight and upright in just a few weeks of following advice from physio.
lisa46362 lyn1951
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Rocketman_SG6UK lisa46362
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I often find if I overdo it one day, and have a day of no exercises, I am better thanever afterwards. Is it the 'overdoing it' or the rest that helps me?
I wonder.
Graham - 🚀💃
lisa46362 Rocketman_SG6UK
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Rocketman_SG6UK lisa46362
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I used a large cushion between my legs - and am now trying sleeping without it (I am 8weeks post revision), and do have my feet / ankles together.
4 weeks is quite early - you'll soon know, if the scar hurts, you are definitely not ready. Take it easy, I've had two rounds of being on my back for 6 weeks since October, not pleasant, but it seems we have to (or should) endure.
Graham - 🚀💃
lisa46362 Rocketman_SG6UK
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AnnieK Rocketman_SG6UK
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Rocketman_SG6UK AnnieK
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Rest is at least as important as stretching everything.
Graham - 🚀💃
Kate53CornUK Rocketman_SG6UK
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I listened to people doing all the PT stuff and also read how many were tearing themselves and maybe think that my not-so-forthcoming surgeon is right.
I walk a little each day and now at 3 weeks I am walking around the house with no aids. I use crutches when I go out but limit a walk to half an hour at most.
Lisa, you, I think, should still be using crutches or sticks when you walk outside. The implant is only just beginning to bond. When I saw my surgeon after my first hip was done (last June) he put on the report that my recovery was 'un-remarkable' - b****y cheek. I think he meant that everything was on track so this time I am aiming for the slow walk towards un-remarkable again!
lisa46362 Kate53CornUK
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bridie000 Rocketman_SG6UK
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