Usually, you qualify for in-home PT based on the evaluation and recommendations of the PT who sees you in the hospital post-op. So if you're strong and do well--that is, too well to qualify for in-home PT--they'll probably recommend outpatient therapy, meaning a clinic like the one where you were seen by one-sixth of a therapist. So I anticipate you needed to be a self-starter :/
Tripping and falling is indeed a hazard! Fall prevention is a science and there are tons of resources around about yes, rugs, but also shoes and other things--your PTs and the internet have some, and I can dig up some, too, if you like. (Aside: I am a trauma surgeon. Falls are indeed in my bailiwick, but usually the consequences thereof. Hip replacements... less so.)
But the primary concern for ensuring you do all your PT post op is that if you don't work the muscles supporting the joint, you'll get stiff, lose mobility, lose muscle mass, get weak--and then yes, fall. But those other things mean that you'll recover worse from subsequent falls, or other illnesses. Maintaining muscle mass, strength (especially core strength, and the muscles of the hip qualify) and balance are key as we get older.
It is indeed personally annoying that the body needs maintenance. I find it very annoying myself. But exercise and PT are so foundational, unfortunately.
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Tripping and falling is indeed a hazard! Fall prevention is a science and there are tons of resources around about yes, rugs, but also shoes and other things--your PTs and the internet have some, and I can dig up some, too, if you like. (Aside: I am a trauma surgeon. Falls are indeed in my bailiwick, but usually the consequences thereof. Hip replacements... less so.)
But the primary concern for ensuring you do all your PT post op is that if you don't work the muscles supporting the joint, you'll get stiff, lose mobility, lose muscle mass, get weak--and then yes, fall. But those other things mean that you'll recover worse from subsequent falls, or other illnesses. Maintaining muscle mass, strength (especially core strength, and the muscles of the hip qualify) and balance are key as we get older.
It is indeed personally annoying that the body needs maintenance. I find it very annoying myself. But exercise and PT are so foundational, unfortunately.