Postoperative hip program

Hip replacement and hip fracture rehabilitation guided by your surgeon’s plan.

Recovery after a hip replacement or surgically repaired hip fracture depends on the procedure and the surgeon’s instructions. We use those precautions and weight-bearing orders to guide walking, transfers, strength, balance, and the daily activities you need to regain.

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Hip procedures this page covers

Admissions reviews your referral, medical stability, wound status, and postoperative instructions before confirming the program.

Total hip replacement

Rehabilitation for walking, transfers, strength, balance, precautions, and daily routines after joint replacement.

Hip fracture repair

Progressive mobility after surgical fixation, following the exact loading and movement instructions from the surgeon.

Reduced mobility after hospitalization

Support for weakness, balance, transfers, and safe return to household movement after a medically stable discharge.

Individual plan

Milestones for safe daily movement

Progression is based on the evaluation and the surgeon’s protocol—not on a fixed timeline.

Walking

Practice gait and assistive-device use at the prescribed weight-bearing level.

Transfers

Work on bed, chair, toilet, and vehicle transfers while respecting precautions.

Strength and balance

Use progressive activity within healing and medical limits.

Home routines

Practice the movements needed for safer daily life and stairs when relevant.

Program technology

Technology that may support your plan

The reference sheet for this program includes the systems below. Your evaluation determines which tools, if any, are appropriate for you; this list is not a fixed protocol.

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MOTOmed Muvi

Motor-assisted arm and leg cycling can be adjusted to the person’s current movement ability.

The reference sheet lists this for total hip replacement with immediate weight bearing, subject to the surgeon’s order.

SMART EquiTest® Balance System

Computerized assessment and training can measure balance responses and guide appropriate balance practice.

Standing Frame

The frame provides support for upright positioning when independent standing is not currently appropriate.

Parallel Bars

Bilateral hand support can be used for standing, transfers, weight shifting, stepping, and gait practice.

First visit

Bring your postoperative instructions

The first visit confirms the procedure, precautions, weight-bearing order, current equipment, home setup, and mobility goals.

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  1. 01

    Review the surgical plan

    Bring the referral, operative information, precautions, wound instructions, and weight-bearing order.

  2. 02

    Assess current mobility

    We review walking, transfers, strength, balance, swelling, pain, and daily limitations.

  3. 03

    Set measurable milestones

    The plan follows the surgeon’s clearance and your household or community goals.

Practical information

Hip rehabilitation questions

When can I begin?

Timing depends on medical stability, wound status, referral, and the surgeon’s protocol. Admissions reviews these details before the first visit.

Do you treat hip fracture recovery as well as hip replacement?

Yes, when medically appropriate. Hip fracture rehabilitation follows the surgeon’s fixation-specific precautions and weight-bearing order.

What should I bring?

Bring the referral, postoperative instructions, medication list, imaging or reports, and the walker or cane you currently use.

Your next step

Ready to talk with the team?

Tell us the diagnosis, what has changed, and what matters most right now. We will help coordinate the appropriate first appointment.

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