Physiotherapy After Total Hip Replacement in Indirapuram

The first six weeks

Early rehab focuses on walking with a frame or crutches, getting in and out of bed and the car safely, and managing stairs. Depending on the surgical approach, your surgeon may give movement precautions for a period, such as avoiding bending the hip beyond 90 degrees or crossing your legs. These reduce dislocation risk while tissues heal. Not every surgeon uses the same precautions, so we follow the instructions you were given.

Swelling, bruising down the thigh and tiredness are all normal. So is some night discomfort.

Rebuilding strength

The muscles on the side of the hip, the gluteus medius in particular, are key to walking without a limp. They've often been weak for years because arthritis made walking painful. After surgery, pain from the arthritis is gone, but the weakness remains until it's trained.

We progress from bed and standing exercises to step-ups, sit-to-stands, side-lying work and balance training. Walking aids are reduced as strength and balance allow, typically from frame to crutches to a single stick over several weeks.

Home visits

Many patients in Indirapuram, Vaishali and Noida prefer to start rehab at home in the first weeks. We check the home setup (chair height, toilet height, bed, stairs, loose rugs) as well as progressing exercise. Practising on your own stairs is more useful than on clinic steps.

Longer-term goals

Most people walk without aids by six to twelve weeks. Strength and confidence keep improving for up to a year. Low-impact activities like walking, cycling and swimming are encouraged long term.

Exercises often used for Total Hip Replacement

These are exercises our physiotherapists commonly include. Which ones suit you, how many and in what order depends on your assessment and stage of recovery.

All hip exercises

Frequently asked questions