Re: 5-week update & advice for those of you who are...

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In a message dated 5/27/2004 4:04:08 PM Central Standard Time, dan_pacnw@... writes:

For the past few days when putting on my shoes I found myself automatically putting my foot up on the other knee, something I couldn't do before.

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This would be interpreted by most to be a movement you're forbidden to do. I have often wondered why use of a sock-donner is the only acceptable way, when, putting your foot up with your hip in external rotation should be OK. What do you other P.T.s think.....is this anything you've ever asked the MDs?

y

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True, it is not a movement you should do and I am not saying it is

good. The point I was making is: If there is no feeling of pain or

any back pressure or feeling of stress and you are not thinking about

it, then it just comes natural. You can usually feel a little

pressure if you are doing something wrong. Probably too late in most

cases.

The way that works the best (for me) putting on socks and shoes is to

STAND with something in front for support, lean forward, turn your

foot out, bend at the knee on the operated leg and lift your foot up

to your good knee. That puts hardly no rotation on the hip. Only the

knee moves. You can only use one hand but its a lot easier than

using the tools.

daniel

> In a message dated 5/27/2004 4:04:08 PM Central Standard Time,

> dan_pacnw@y... writes:

> For the past few days

> when putting on my shoes I found myself automatically putting my

foot

> up on the other knee, something I couldn't do before.

> _____

> This would be interpreted by most to be a movement you're forbidden

to do. I

> have often wondered why use of a sock-donner is the only acceptable

way,

> when, putting your foot up with your hip in external rotation

should be OK. What

> do you other P.T.s think.....is this anything you've ever asked the

MDs?

> y

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Hey Dan, thought I would share the way I found to be easiest for me

since my THR on April 1st. I stand and just bend the operated leg

backwards from the knee so that the foot approaches my buttocks. My

pt actually showed me how to do this as an allowable stretch for my

newly overworked muscles. I then just slip the sock on backwards

since I couldn't bend forwards. It works for me, anyway, have a

great day! - :-)

> > In a message dated 5/27/2004 4:04:08 PM Central Standard Time,

> > dan_pacnw@y... writes:

> > For the past few days

> > when putting on my shoes I found myself automatically putting my

> foot

> > up on the other knee, something I couldn't do before.

> > _____

> > This would be interpreted by most to be a movement you're

forbidden

> to do. I

> > have often wondered why use of a sock-donner is the only

acceptable

> way,

> > when, putting your foot up with your hip in external rotation

> should be OK. What

> > do you other P.T.s think.....is this anything you've ever asked

the

> MDs?

> > y

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This is the way my OS told me to put on my socks and shoes - put

the ankle of the operated leg on the knee of the non-operated leg.

He said this keeps your leg in external rotation and keeps the ball

in the socket. My only problem was my leg muscles were so tight

that I could not do it until about six months.

Jim

In Joint Replacement , scottyzpt@a... wrote:

> In a message dated 5/27/2004 4:04:08 PM Central Standard Time,

> dan_pacnw@y... writes:

> For the past few days

> when putting on my shoes I found myself automatically putting my

foot

> up on the other knee, something I couldn't do before.

> _____

> This would be interpreted by most to be a movement you're

forbidden to do. I

> have often wondered why use of a sock-donner is the only

acceptable way,

> when, putting your foot up with your hip in external rotation

should be OK. What

> do you other P.T.s think.....is this anything you've ever asked

the MDs?

> y