Hip Replacement

Hi nannascot.

My experience is from a few years ago. I had my first one done 11 years ago this month, at only 31 years old. The other side was done in September of 2005. The main thing to remember is to not go past the 90 degree angle for quite a while. For me, the only exercise I could do regularly was walking. I don't know how old you are, but if your results are simular to mine, you are already in less pain than before the surgery. Talk with your surgeon, and try to get on a walking routine, and continue to do the rehab exercises. This strengthens the muscles that were cut during surgery. Good luck!

No problem nannascot,
The main period on the 90 degree is the first month, at least it was for me. The main thing is for all the muscles to reattach and strengthen so they hold the new joint in place. If your surgery was like mine, they cut a large amount of tissue, but don't suture it back up. It was allowed to grow together to limit scar tissue. Talk to your surgeon and physical therapy department for specifics.

I went years not being able to even walk much due to the pain. Now I walk about 20 miles a week. One other thing to remember is that all future exercise will need to be low impact. Picture a nail going down into a cylinder of wood. That is what the new joint kind of is. My surgeon stressed not doing any running, etc. As far as the pelvic stiffness goes, be sure to check with your Dr., but at six weeks, you will probably ne able to start some stretching exercises to loosen that up.

Again, since surgeries all differ, be sure to work with your Drs on all future exercise. One other thing my ortho stressed was not going to chiropracters unless they were well versed with joint replacement patients.