Patient Guide: Total Hip Replacement Precautions and Helpful Hints

-Do not sit in a low chair. Chair should have a straight back and arm rests.
-Sit in a 90-degree position in a straight-backed chair. Avoid sitting in soft chairs, rocking chairs or stools and sofas;
-Prior to sitting, make sure you feel the chair or surface you are sitting on against the back of your legs. After that, reach back one hand at a time, for the arms of the chair and slide surgical leg out front;
-Do not cross legs at the ankles or knees;
-Keep hips and knees level or hips slightly higher than knees;
-Keep your feet and knees pointed straight ahead, not turned in or out and approximately six inches apart.
-Sit with a pillow or abduction wedge between knees;
-Use a reacher to pick up or reach for an item instead of leaning forward;
-Try not to sit in the same position for more than 45 to 60 minutes at a time.