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Hip Replacement

Hip Replacement

Description Of The Injury: When an injury or disease has not positively reacted via conservative or alternative treatment, hip replacement surgery may be necessary. This is most common for those who suffer from osteoarthritis and in treating a broken hip in the elderly population. Hip replacement replaces parts of the hip joint with artificial prosthesis which will result in increased mobility and comfort.

Injury Symptoms: Symptoms of a persistent injury that may need hip replacement surgery include pain that affects your ability to sleep, pain that is not relieved by medication and an inability to engage in basic movement. A broken hip, bone tumor, or severe osteoarthritis may also be signs for hip replacement.

Additional Information

Home Treatments:

After the hip replacement surgery has occurred, and you have been discharged from the hospital, home treatment will be critical. This primarily involves the adherence of a blood thinning medication if you have been prescribed one and adjusting to limited mobility around the home. Firm pillows should be used on seats, repetitive bending at the hip should be avoided, especially when picking up objects from the ground or climbing the stairs often.

Professional Medical Treatments:

Surgery is necessary for hip replacement. A general anesthesia or a spinal block will be given to numb the hip area. Damaged bone and tissue will be removed and a prosthetic socket will replace the damaged socket. Similarly, a damaged femur ball will be replaced with a prosthetic one. The surgery will usually last 2-3 hours.

Physical Therapy and Exercises:

Hip replacement requires the use of physical therapy to recover general mobility and hip function. The exercises will initially focus on the recovery of minor movements such as ankle pumps, ankle rotations, buttock contractions and knee bends while laying down. Exercises progress once the person is able to stand on their new hip. These exercises include standing hip abduction, hip extensions, standing knee raises and straight leg raises. Walking with an walker or cane will eventually progress to non-assisted walking and stair climbing. Protentus sulankstomi ir prekybiniai stalai, greito surinkimo bei prekybin?s palapin?s

Exercise Techniques to Prevent Injury:

Prevention first begins with the treatment of diseases and injuries that are precursors to hip replacement. Treating a hip fracture properly, catching a hip bone tumor early and aggressive treatment of osteoarthritis or rhematoid arthritis will reduce the chance of needing a hip replacement. Maintaining strong core strength via abdominal exercises, lower back exercises, leg presses, hip flexion and extension stretches and via impact activities such as jogging will go a long way in preventing the need for a hip replacement.