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Listed below are
the Pool Exercises that I used to help my stiff muscles after my
Hip Resurfacing. These were not given to me by Dr. De Smet, but
designed for me by my PT in the US. There were all very gentle
and anytime that I started to be in pain, I was to stop. Each
exercise or stretch was designed to be done by both legs.
I started with 5 repeats of each exercise and gradually added
more over the two months of PT until I was doing about 25
repeats of each. Some of the stretching exercises are done for
one minute at a time. Then you are to rest or do the other leg
and repeat the stretch for another minute.
It helps to hold onto a
handrail for support while doing the exercises and stretches.
I normally started
each exercise period by doing water walking for five minutes to
help loosen up my muscles. The water temperature was kept at 92
degrees and felt absolutely wonderful. |
