| With the years of our lives passing on, we suffer from | | | | ruptures in the surgical area. Since this surgery is a |
| various types of illness. One of the most common | | | | very complicated process, you need to take complete |
| diseases which develop with the aging of the body is | | | | bed rest for a few days. After taking it easy for a |
| arthritis. Arthritic patients suffer from severe pains in | | | | while, you have to immediately start your physical |
| certain parts of their body especially the hip region. | | | | therapy to avoid complications. This will help you to |
| When the diseases take a serious shape and the pain | | | | avoid any side-effects of this surgery. During your |
| becomes unbearable, the only option to get relief is | | | | short hospital stay, your doctor and occupational |
| undergoing a hip replacement surgery. The surgery | | | | therapist will give you instructions on pain control, |
| procedure involves removing the damaged cartilage | | | | exercise, diet and wound care. |
| and bone from the hip joint and replacing them with | | | | Also, the doctor will recommend you to maintain your |
| prosthetic joint. After the completion of the surgery, | | | | weight after hip replacement surgery. This is because |
| short hospital stay is essential for the patient. | | | | major part of the body's weight rests on the hip. If you |
| The hip replacement surgery technique has been a | | | | do not maintain your weight then complications may |
| blessing for the elderly people who suffer from severe | | | | arise. In the initial stages of recovery, doctors focus on |
| hip pains. This surgery is opted by several elderly | | | | the patient's pain management. Although, patients may |
| people around the globe because, not only does it | | | | suffer from pain after surgery it does not need to be |
| relieve the pain but it also helps their hip joints to work | | | | controlled with medication. However, if the patients |
| better and thereby, improving their walking and other | | | | suffer from severe pain post-surgery, they may get |
| movements. Usually, doctors recommend this surgery | | | | relief with the help of pain medication through an IV |
| to patients when they do not get relief from medicines, | | | | tube. During your short hospital stay, doctors will |
| physical therapy and exercises. After the short hospital | | | | prescribe you antibiotics and blood-thinners to prevent |
| stay, they can resume their normal activities provided | | | | blood clots occurring in the veins of your calf and thigh. |
| they take full participation in the healing process. If the | | | | After the hip replacement surgery, the patients may |
| patients do not follow the instructions of their physical | | | | loose their appetite, feel nauseous or constipated for a |
| therapist then it will take a long time for them to | | | | couple of days, which are common reactions. The |
| recovery post-surgery. | | | | physical therapist will give instructions on how to do |
| The fact that you can resume activities after your hip | | | | breathing exercises in order to keep the chest and |
| replacement surgery is true, but you have to change | | | | lungs clear. During your short hospital stay, the therapist |
| the way you do them. After the surgery, your hip | | | | will assist you to perform the necessary exercises |
| regions will need some time to recover so you have to | | | | that will help you recover faster. |
| learn new ways of bending down to avoid any | | | | |