| A physical therapist working with a patient in hip | | | | your thigh. |
| replacement rehab will introduce the patient to a | | | | If an individual is introduced to this exercise, they can |
| variety of exercises; exercises that may include both | | | | rest assured that walking, running, or even jumping will |
| standing and lying flat. Initially it may seem as if all the | | | | be a lot easier to do. When looking at someone |
| exercises introduced are only benefiting the successful | | | | standing sideways wearing a pair of shorts it's, easy to |
| movement and use of the hip. However, these | | | | see if there's a defining line from working out; this is |
| exercises your physical therapists introduce are known | | | | one of those moves that can help you achieve that |
| to help a lot more areas of your body. | | | | look. |
| Gluteal sets is an exercise that requires an individual to | | | | The standing knee raise exercise is as simple as lifting |
| lay flat on their back, preferably on the floor, while | | | | one knee at a time upward towards the chest. This |
| squeezing the buttocks for an interval of time before | | | | move can be done standing free or with the |
| releasing. The move is to be performed several times | | | | assistance of a chair. The importance of this exercise |
| in succession. Whether starting out slow with just a | | | | during hip replacement recovery is that it works |
| few reps or digging in to do 10 reps in 4 sets, a person | | | | vulnerable skeletal muscles that surround the hip joint |
| doing this move will appreciate the results. | | | | area. These skeletal muscles are what keep your hip |
| This exercise is designed to work 3 muscles at once: | | | | joints from feeling or remaining stiff. |
| the gluteus maximus, medius muscle, and minimus | | | | Everyday movement often taps into the flexibility of |
| muscle. These muscles work together and help make | | | | the hip joint and if the joint is in pain, the movement is |
| everyday situations easier to handle, like climbing stairs | | | | painfully hard to achieve. The great thing about working |
| and getting up from a seated position. By mastering | | | | on this activity is that you actually begin to work |
| this routine, you're doing more than making sure life is | | | | stomach muscles. While it may not be the move that |
| easier, you're helping the look of a very prominent part | | | | can turn a stomach into an instant six-pack, it is one |
| of your body. | | | | that well help you on your road to achieving it. |
| Arc quad sets is another exercise you may be | | | | Facing your physical therapy appointment with the |
| introduced to. You complete this exercise by lying flat | | | | understanding that your whole body can benefit is one |
| on the floor while tightening your thigh muscles and | | | | way to make sure that your hip replacement rehab |
| straightening your knee. This is a power move that | | | | visit is a productive one. |
| strengthens all four muscles that run up the front of | | | | |