How To Get Up Off The Floor After Hip Replacement

With a chair to the side for support and keeping the body straight you go down on one knee operated leg first and not breaking the 90 degree rule.

How to get up off the floor after hip replacement.

Follow with your good leg so you are on your knees kneeling upright you walk forwards with your hands and gradually lower your body to the floor. Throw rugs or small objects should be kept off the floor for your safety. Watch for pets or other animals that could get in your way. You should find more efficient ways of doing the chores that people with healthy hip and knee joints would think nothing of getting into a deep squat to do.

People do deep squats to clean things close to the floor such as baseboards. You get up in reverse operated leg last. Knees should be hips width apart and wrist should be shoulder width apart. Your focus should be on never flexing the hip more than 90 degrees such as bringing your knees up higher than the hip or bending forward from the waist when you are sitting down.

Here are general steps in the process of going from lying down to standing up. You will likely be most comfortable sleeping on your back with a pillow between your knees or on the opposite side of your new hip with a pillow between your knees. From the step 3 position get into quadruped position or on all fours bring two wrists on the floor rock your pelvis and bring both knees on the floor.