HEALTH INSIGHTS
Hip Safety: Sitting
Hip Safety: Sitting
Learn the right moves to protect your new hip. Follow your “hip precautions” and the instructions below.
Sitting safely
To protect your new hip, you must sit with your knees lower than or level with your hips. To do this, sit in chairs with high seats. Placing a firm pillow on the seat of a chair can help raise it.
To sit down
Updated:  
October 10, 2017
Reviewed By:  
Joseph, Thomas N., MD,Walton-Ziegler, Olivia, MS, PA-C