Whether after an accident, injury or due to illness, a hip replacement can feel overwhelming to consider. With this set of exercises designed to help with recovery after an anterior total hip replacement, recovering patients will have an athome resource for improved recovery.

Physical therapist Melanie Derrick moves through a series of exercises that help to improve strength and range of movement after a hip replacement, including tips on how you can use everyday objects at home as assistive devices, signs that you are performing the exercise correctly, how to get in and out of bed without straining or stressing your new hip and how to safely use a walker.

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