WHAT IS A HIP REPLACEMENT?

A hip replacement is surgery performed for severe hip arthritis. It removes the terrible pain associated with arthritis. A removal of the ball and socket of your hip joint, and replacing it with a manufactured stem and socket, keeping your muscles and ligaments intact so the hip still works the same as your old hip – but without the pain.

A hip replacement is also known as a hip arthroplasty or as a Total Hip Replacement.

HOW TO MANAGE DAILY DRESSING AFTER HIP REPLACEMENT

You can expect to be sore after surgery. Physiotherapists and nurses will counsel you about bending the hip up too far for fear of dislocating the ball from the socket too soon after surgery. This makes getting dressed problematic.
It means you can’t put on your own underwear easily, or alone, without using tricks or equipment (like a grab stick). EasyReach underwear requires no assistance or bending to put on and take off. It enables you to dress independently without dress aids such as a Reacher.

WHAT IS HIP ARTHRITIS?

Hip arthritis is the painful condition of the cartilage surface of your hip joint having worn out, down to the bare bone. It causes pain as well as stiffness in the hip. You can feel the pain from the groin (where the hip is) and it can radiate down the thigh, sometimes as far as the knee. It can disturb sleep, as well as make dressing and walking difficult and unpleasant.

HOW TO MANAGE DAILY DRESSING WITH HIP ARTHRITIS

With hip arthritis, there is no fear of hip dislocation. However, the pain and stiffness make dressing difficult. To help make dressing easier, EasyReach underwear allows you to dress without assistance from a loved one or carer. It’s adaptive underwear you put on and take off while sitting. Poppers and zips aid individuals with stiff or weak fingers. It requires no dress aids such as a grabber stick.

WHAT IS A STIFF BACK?

Muscle pain and spasm is the most common cause of back pain. It makes movement difficult and painful. It can be caused by muscle strain and poor posture, tight muscles in your thighs and hips, sitting with your spine curved forward, or even inflammatory changes in your spine.

HOW TO MANAGE DAILY DRESSING WITH BACK STIFFNESS OR INJURY

When dressing the need to lean forward can be challenging and uncomfortable. People tend to sit on the edge of the bed to lean forward to reach their feet to pull up their underwear. Using EasyReach underwear is a much easier option, it requires no leaning forward or back. The poppers and zippers enable easy use and enhanced comfort during sitting and movement. It promotes independent dressing without the need for dress aids such as a Reacher or grabber stick.

WHAT IS HIP BURSITIS?

Hip bursitis is different from hip arthritis. It is a painful condition arising from a small fluid filled structure on the side of your buttock called a bursa. When pain arises from this structure or is called bursitis. This condition causes pain and sometimes stiffness on the outer aspect of your buttock (as opposed to hip arthritis which more commonly causes groin pain radiating down the front of the thigh).

HOW TO MANAGE DAILY DRESSING WITH BURSITIS

It is the pain and stiffness of hip bursitis that makes dressing difficult. Placing an ice pack on the hip can help manage the pain and reduce any swelling in the affected area. EasyReach adaptive underwear comes with two pockets situated around the hip that allow you to insert a cool gel pack. The cool gel assists with soothing the hip area post-surgery, during or following rehabilitation, exercise, or general movement. EasyReach underwear requires no bending to put on or take off. It promotes independent dressing and requires no dress aids such as a Reacher or grabber stick.

WHAT IS A KNEE TEAR OR SPRAIN OR TEAR?

A knee sprain is when some or all of the fibres in one of the ligaments; are cords of tissue that connect and support bones surrounding the joint overstretch or tear.

HOW TO MANAGE DAILY DRESSING WITH A KNEE SPRAIN OR TEAR

Trying to bend to dress by leaning forward can be uncomfortable and painful. People often need to use a dressing aid or sit on the edge of the bed to pull up their underwear. Using EasyReach underwear is the much easier option, removing the need to lean forward or back. It’s designed for easy use; simply sit on a chair, click in the poppers and do up the zippers. It provides you with the dignity to dress independently without the need for dress aids such as a Reacher or grabber stick.