Hip Surgery: Before Exercises
Hip Surgery: Before ExercisesTogether with your healthcare provider, you have decided to have total hip replacement surgery. And while youmay already be looking forward to the days when you can take a walk without pain, you are about to havesurgery and need to prepare for it.To best prepare for your surgery, your healthcare provider will prescribe specific exercises to do in the weeksleading up to your surgery. These exercises help to strengthen the muscles around your hip and in your legsallowing you to do more right after surgery. This can help get you moving and speed up your recovery.Pre-operative exercises include ankle pumps, quad sets, gluteal sets, heel-slides, short arc quads, long arcquads, and arm-chair push-ups. Arm-chair push-ups strengthen the muscles in your arms. You will be usingyour arm muscles a lot for support when walking with a walker or cane and getting in and out of a bed or chair.Pre-operative exercises also include hip abduction.Work with your healthcare provider to decide which exercises are best for you and the proper way to do them.Doing these exercises properly will help you get the most out of your exercise plan. It may be a good idea toreview your technique with your healthcare provider at any appointment leading up to your surgery.Do these exercises as often as prescribed; usually twice a day with each session lasting around 20 minutes. Itis not always easy to schedule exercise into your busy day. Make it a part of your daily routine so you don’tmiss a session. These exercises are important to your overall recovery, both short-term and long-term. Dothem regularly to become stronger and help your recovery.This program is for informational purposes only. Publisher disclaims all guarantees regarding the accuracy, completeness,or suitability of this video for medical decision making. For all health related issues please contact your healthcare provider.VER58980B EN HipSurgeryBeforeExercises.pdf© The Wellness NetworkPage 1 of 1
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