How to Get In and Out of Bed with a Hip Replacement

[@annieyue9184]

Thank you! Very useful!

[@y.c.2181]

I love your bedroom decor! Thanks for the hints!

[@daisies4444]

Congratulations!!! You will make a great dad! How long do precautions last for? I had an hip operation 2 years ago and am still in pain and still using a rollator. My foot goes sideways at night when I am sleeping!

[@yourPTguy]

Thank you! I appreciate that. The timing on the precautions depends on the doctor, the surgery, and if there were ever any other complications. As such, it would really be for him/her to determine. Some of my clients like to prop a pillow at their foot (if they are a back sleepers) to keep the foot pointing straight. Sometimes the ligaments get tight and the hip gets pulled outward. A local physical therapist would also be a good person to assess this and to give some direction for sure.

[@daisies4444]

Thank you!

[@shivanshshukla989]

Great way of explaining. Thank you so much.

[@yourPTguy]

You're most welcome. Stay safe and independent 🙂

[@SaraHassman-xx9cz]

Excellent

[@debbietrabeau3764]

I have severe osteoporosis. My doctor told me I can break both hips just by getting up. I pray every night that I don’t have a hip fracture. If it happens and I need a hip replacement I’m not sure if my bones will support the replacement part. this is great advice. Thank you so much

[@yourPTguy]

Oh no! I trust that you are likely learning ways to prevent falls (or at least reduce your fall risk) by improving your balance and keeping strong. I hope you continue to learn and stay safe. 🙂

[@debbiec6216]

*Does this apply to Knee Surgery too* ?? I have a strap ( blue ) .

[@yourPTguy]

It's very similar to knee surgery. I have a video specific for knee surgery here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gICWXoWdftuKgbc

[@debbiec6216]

@@yourPTguy Thank you for commenting . I saved your video for reference .

[@janetwooldridge8931]

My husband is 74 and had a hip replacement. He had so much muscle atrophy prior to the fall that caused him to have the new hip, that it’s even worse. It’s been 5 months and he can still barely walk with his walker. Getting up out of bed is nearly impossible. We’ve put multiple pillows at each side for his hands to press onto but he can’t bend forward. I usually have to help him bend over nose over toes. He has no ab strength either. Your video assumes the person can get up by him or her self with no walker. That is the segment I would like to see. Are there handles I can install on the bed? Still, those won’t help him get up. He is 6’3” and lean. Even the wheelchair is too short for him (going to check if it can be modified higher per your other video). Any advice?

[@VickiKunkel]

Sorry, no advice. But just wanted to say I hope things worked out for your husband. The fact that these hospitals (and insurance companies) discharge patients the day of or after surgery is borderline medical malpractice.

[@MikeTythonLLC]

Every single video is of single hip I got both done same time no videos show how to get out of bed making it difficult

[@VickiKunkel]

If there is that much of a risk of dislocation, then insurance and docs need to keep folks in the hospital longer. SOME HAVE NO ONE AT ALL TO HELP, and should NOT be discharged the day of of the day after surgery. IF you have no living family and no friends and no neighbors able to help, it is putting patients at substantial medical risk. Plus, these vids are not helpful for people with very high beds.