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Picking up Objects from the Floor - Precautions and Positioning for Left Posterior Total Hip Replacement


  • Do not lean forward – this would break the precaution of bending your left hip more than 90°
  • Do not bend to pick objects from the floor:

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  • Use a reacher instead:

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