Hip Surgery Post-Operation Stretching

The hip is a joint formed by a ball and a deep socket surrounded by several supporting muscles and a joint capsule. If you have just had

surgery

, you could be at risk of developing tightness or weakness in those structures or if you experience hip pain. It may be due to weakness or tension in those structures. These few exercises will help put you on the path to feeling better and developing the flexibility and strength you need, so you'll lift this leg and cross the other as in the number. -four, now I want you to sit up really tall and you'll be hinged from your hip, gently press this down and lean forward from your hip and then come back up, feel that stretch, yeah, okay, breathe with each one, like this that exhales As you stretch, hold the stretch for about ten seconds and then step back, feeling good.

I would like you to put your left leg, your left knee on the pillow, you're going to bring your right foot forward and gently with your hand, here you just go. to gently press forward, think hard and then relax so it's a gentle press into the stretch or a pulse into the stretch and then back off so you don't have to hold it very gently, I don't want to feel any pain in the front of your hip , now a variation of this is to use the pillow on the floor, you will look nice and relaxed, so at home, if you have a belt, rope or dog leash, you can gently bend your knee up as far as you sit. comfortable, keep your leg on the table, done, now you will use your hands to pull the belt until you feel a stretch in the front of your thigh and hold it for 10 to 10 seconds or more.

The variation to stretch the front of your thigh is stand at the end of your bed, go ahead and lie down on the bed bring your left leg towards your chest with both hands do you feel a stretch in the front of your right thigh? Yes, okay, hold the stretch for about 10 seconds and then relax well. work and go up so we're going to do some strengthening exercises so I'd like you to start with toe raises on both legs now just toe raises on the right leg and sets on the left and relax now. I would like you to have your hands floating above the table if you start to lose your balance.

You can put your hand down for balance, but I'd like you to lift some of your toes without keeping your hands off the counter. You can do a good job now lift the toe of your right leg and if you start to lose your balance put your hands on the counter and now your left leg and relax. Good job, you can leave your hands on the table. I would like you to breathe. and as you exhale, lift your navel toward your spine and bring your right leg out behind you, squeezing your hip muscle back and relax down and switch to your left leg.

I want a strong contraction in the hip. Well, do you want? just think high while you're doing this and don't go too high I want to keep that pelvis nice and level nice and once again on the left not too high okay excellent and relax this is a foam roller under your ankle what? I'm going to ask that what you do is take a deep breath as you exhale, pull your navel toward your spine and I want you to squeeze your leg, only this leg is okay and you're going to squeeze your quads here to straighten your hold your knees for a count of three and relax. , inhale as you exhale, lift your navel toward your spine, tighten the muscles in the front of your thigh, and tighten and relax.

What I'm going to ask you to do is raise your knees a little bit. Closer, you go and you want your hands to be right under your shoulders. Now I want you to take a deep breath as you exhale, bring that navel up and toward your spine. Imagine that you are a table and you have a glass of water on it. your back and you don't want to spill it now inhale again as you exhale, bring your navel up and in and extend your left leg out not too much up and we want to keep this level, hold tight and then and then go back down inhaling, no Pour out the water as you exhale, lift your navel and extend your right legs out wide and lower yourself back down, it is very important to keep your back level.

Now inhale as you exhale. your navel up and in and extend your left leg keeping your back level. I want to see good support here, okay.