Hip Replacement Kit

By Ross Bryan

Hip replacements are now a very common surgical procedure. Asour life expectancy expands, we all look forward to more years ofmeaningful activity. In doing so we put a lot more"mileage" on the "ol' bones".

Convalescence is reasonably short lived. Follow the doctorsorders, listen to the physiotherapist and you can expect to be upand active and scaring the heck out of the younger folk in notime at all.

During the time from the surgery to activity there can be somefrustrating times.

Here is a list of some of the inexpensive articles that canhelp recuperating from this, or many other surgeries:

• A reacher is a stick with a grabber on one end and an attached trigger on the other. With this you can get a healthy (pardon the pun) 24" to 36" extension to your reach for things. They can pick up the thinnest paper to heavy can of soup. Many also have a magnet for getting pins, coins, etc.
• A stocking aid can make dressing easier. If you can't reach your toes it's next to impossible to get a pair of socks on. This device lets you do just that.
• Shoes are another problem. There are two items to help you here. Firstly, an extra long shoehorn. Now combine that with elastic shoe laces and you've got the great combination for getting those shoes on and off.
• But, you ask, how do I get to wash the far end of my being if I can't reach it? Well for that we've got a bathing sponge with a handle. Yup, you can reach your tooties. Oh, and the handle bends so that you can reach that spot on your back without going into contortions.

One more thing. Many healthcare suppliers have all the aboveitems in a kit. Buying them all at once can save you some money.

Ross Bryan is the manager of Tranquil Lane Products Inc. If you require a more in-depth explanation or have questions you can e-mail Ross at article@tranquillane.com. Please put the article heading in the Subject: .

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