Osteoarthritis Hip in Elderly
Hip osteoarthritis can gradually make everyday activities such as walking, standing, or climbing stairs feel painful and exhausting. For many older adults, Total Hip Replacement surgery becomes an important step to reduce pain and improve mobility. Even after surgery, some stiffness, weakness, and difficulty moving are still common during recovery. You are not alone — and with proper rehabilitation, recovery after hip replacement can be highly successful and help you move more comfortably again
Years of wear and tear gradually place repeated stress on the hip joint, causing the protective cartilage to break down over time. As the joint becomes stiff and inflamed, everyday activities such as walking, standing, or climbing stairs can become painful and difficult. In more advanced cases, Total Hip Replacement is performed to replace the damaged joint and restore movement.
Even after surgery, weakness, stiffness, and balance problems are still common as the body adapts and recovers from years of joint degeneration. It is not a failure of the surgery. It is a recovery and rehabilitation problem — and it is highly treatable with proper physiotherapy and strengthening.
How We Treat It
Our main focus is to support recovery after Total Hip Replacement by reducing pain, improving mobility, and helping patients return to daily activities safely and confidently. Treatment is divided into three phases, each designed to restore movement and build long-term strength.
Phase 1: Reduce Pain and Restore Mobility
At the beginning, our priority is to reduce pain, stiffness, and discomfort around the hip after surgery. Gentle manual therapy and mobility exercises are used to improve joint movement, reduce muscle tightness, and help patients move more comfortably. We also guide safe walking, sitting, standing, and daily movement habits during the early recovery stage.
Phase 2: Improve Strength and Balance
As recovery progresses, treatment focuses on rebuilding strength around the hip, pelvis, and lower limbs. Targeted exercises are introduced to improve muscle control, balance, and walking stability. We also work on restoring confidence with movement and correcting compensatory patterns that may have developed before surgery.
Phase 3: Return to Daily Activities and Prevent Future Problems
Once strength and mobility improve, rehabilitation shifts toward functional movement and long-term independence. Exercises are progressed to improve endurance, flexibility, and walking tolerance for everyday activities such as climbing stairs, standing longer, and moving more confidently. Long-term care focuses on maintaining strength, preventing future stiffness, and helping patients stay active with better comfort and mobility.
Meet Steve Money
Steve Money is a 74-year-old retiree who enjoys staying active through indoor cycling, walking, swimming, strength training, and stretching. He has undergone two surgeries for a left meniscus tear, a right hip replacement six years ago, and a left hip replacement in December 2025.
Following his surgeries, Steve experienced reduced balance, strength, and flexibility, making falls his biggest concern. He came to Akeso to rebuild these areas, improve his confidence, and safely return to an active lifestyle.
★★★★★
“ I try to stay active by doing indoor cycling, walking, swimming, and strength training every week. I've had two meniscus surgeries on my left knee, and hip replacement on both hips.
After my surgeries, I lost a lot of my balance, flexibility, and strength. My biggest fear is falling, so rebuilding those has become really important to me.
Akeso has helped me a lot. The massage relieves the muscle tightness I develop during the week, and the Pilates-based strengthening exercises, together with the guidance from the physiotherapists, have helped me improve my balance, flexibility, and strength. I feel much more confident staying active because of it.
— Steve Money, 70, Jakarta
Living with hip osteoarthritis doesn't mean giving up the activities you enjoy. Through comprehensive assessment, hands-on treatment, and targeted exercise therapy, we help you improve mobility, restore strength, and achieve lasting pain relief.
