Rehab
As a rule, movement exercises to build up muscles are started on the first day after the operation. The patients are instructed by physiotherapists. After about six days, most patients are able to walk independently with the crutches.
After discharge from the hospital, rehabilitation measures are carried out, which can be done on an outpatient or inpatient basis. During the rehabilitation the patient is shown exercises and joint-gentle movement measures, which should be used in the next months. Here it concerns a daily four to six-hour treatment of the patients by physicians and Physiotherapeuten in special Rehab clinics.
With an inpatient rehab the patient moves temporarily to a clinic. The patient has a daily therapy plan with intermediate breaks or recovery phases, which is the advantage of inpatient rehabilitation. In addition, in-patient rehabilitation is better for patients living alone or for patients who have problems with the new hip joint.
After three to six months of rehabilitation, the hip is in most cases fully able to bear weight again. Nevertheless, during sports activities, care should be taken to select sports that are easy on the joints in order to preserve the artificial hip joint as long as possible and to postpone the replacement of a prosthesis.
