The best way to prepare yourself for hip surgery is to improve hip mobility and hip muscle flexibility.
Hip mobility and flexibility can be improved in different ways such as:
- Stretching.
- Sports Massage.
- Physiotherapy Exercise.
- Hands-on Physiotherapy.
- Walking.
- Cycling.
- Swimming.
Stretching exercise specific to the hip muscle can reduce hip muscle tension, and improve hip mobility and flexibility.
Sports massage and massage therapy in general, can reduce hip and groin pain and improve hip mobility as evidenced above.
Physiotherapy exercise can help both to improve hip flexibility and hip mobility by targeting hip restriction and muscle weakness.
Hands-on physiotherapy is more specific to reducing hip muscle adhesion and eventually tendon calcification.
Walking is a very good simple exercise that can help to keep your hip mobile and flexible. Walk for at least 30 minutes a day.
Cycling is another very good exercise for hip mobility with the advantage of reducing body weight acting on the hip joint. Cycle at least for 30 minutes a day.
Swimming as well as cycling is an exercise where there is no body weight acting on the hip.
Most of the time, swimming or hydrotherapy is the most tolerated exercise when there is active groin and hip pain.
