Dr Niraj Vora – Returning To Activity after a Hip Replacement

Hip replacement surgery and its post-operative phase require utmost care on part of the patients. , normal activity after hip replacement  requires some activities at home, some physical exercises, physiotherapy of the joints, and complete rest and good food habits which can make the patients recover within a short time.

Preparing to enter normal life after the surgery:

  • After hip replacement exercises can be done with the help of a practised physical instructor or a doctor.
  • The patients should take care to walk and manage their steps on the staircase, and they should also remain alert in the house, especially they should keep the electrical cords and small things away from the passage where they practise walking.
  • After understanding the total hip replacement surgery recovery time, the patients must know that they must sit on the chairs, back seats, and beds according to a suitable posture.
  • The hip and knee replacement surgery usually takes three to six months, depending on the severity of the hip joint problem, and on the age, gender, diabetic history and other medical background of the patient.
  •  Recovery period after hip replacement surgery also depends on how the patients take care of themselves, and how they access the routines life, medicines, food and water. Proper bath should be taken and if possible the patient must avoid excessive cold water.
  • The sitting arrangement in the rooms should be assessed very carefully before the patient is discharged.

Returning To Activity after a Hip Replacement

The life care extension and additional support:

Total hip replacement surgery procedure is not very easy so the post operative care should extend to regular massage and physiotherapy, as well as some forms of acupuncture healing methods. Other common activities like holding a glass of water, or going to toilet, or walking toward the kitchen, wearing shoes, putting the dresses on- all these can be practised by the patient after the successful discharge from the nursing home.

Hip arthroplasty treatment in Mumbai also teaches the patients:

  • How they should combine balance and strength training options
  • For sports persons, it is generally advised to return to athletic activities after a gap of half a year
  • Hip replacement surgery benefits include that the patients can return to small intensity sports like cycling, climbing or trekking to small distances, and even swimming for half an hour
  • Total hip replacement surgery and the after effects can very well be discussed with the orthopaedic surgeons if the patients feel like discussing it.