Exercises for Patients Undergoing Total Hip Replacement

Physiotherapy Department
Exercises for Patients
Undergoing Total Hip Replacement

Following your surgery
Hip Precautions
12 weeks


Do not
Do not
Avoid
Swelling




40 and 60 minutes at least
3 times per dayhip
precautions

Car Transfers
Avoid
















Driving

Avoid
Going up stairs
GOOD LEG UP FIRST



Going down stairs
DOWN FIRST
BAD LEG DOWN


Exercise






You should perform these exercises 3 times a day - hold for 3 seconds
- 5 repetitions.


Group A - Bed Exercises
1.
Static Quads
2.
Supine Heel Slide

3. Supine Abduction
LIDE HEEL TO SIDE

4. Inner Range Quads
Progression:









Group B - Chair Exercises
1. Through Range Quads
2.
Static Gluts





3. Standing Hip Extension




unoperated do not



Group C - Standing Exercises
1. Standing Hip Abduction





Progression:
Progression:
2. Standing Hip Flexion
4. Standing Side Bend
Group D - Advanced Bed Exercises
1. Clam - Lie on unoperated side
2. Hip Abduction in Side Lying



3. Bridging






unoperated do not


Progression:
slowly


slowly
Group E - Advanced Standing Exercises
1. Supported Squats




slowly
slowly
2. Slow Step Up onto small step e.g. book
Progression:
3. Single Leg Stand






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