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Pool Therapy After Hip Replacement: Low-Impact Water Exercises for Faster Recovery, Strength, Mobility & Confidence

The Hip Replacement Podcast: Pool Therapy After Hip Replacement (Water Exercises for Mobility, Strength & Low-Impact Recovery)

The Hip Replacement Podcast: Aquatic Therapy for Hip Replacement Recovery (Swim, Walk, Stretch—Without Joint Pain)

Hip replacement recovery doesn’t end when the incision heals—it evolves into long-term strength, mobility, and confidence. In The Hip Replacement Podcast, Chris Bystriansky breaks down exactly why pool therapy after hip replacement can be one of the most effective (and underrated) tools for hip replacement rehab, pain-free movement, and rebuilding your active life.

If the idea of a pool makes you nervous—because you’re “not a swimmer,” you don’t like the water, or you feel self-conscious in a swimsuit—this episode is for you.

Chris explains how you can use water or aquatic therapy, water exercise, and simple pool-based movements to improve range of motion, increase hip mobility, build endurance, and reduce joint pounding.

The key advantage: the pool lets you move through a wider range of motion with less body weight on your joints, making it ideal for hip replacement recovery and ongoing joint-friendly fitness.

Chris shares why swimming (or even basic pool movement) can leave your body feeling better than almost anything else—better than a sauna, hot tub, massage, or cold plunge—because it combines cardio, strength, stretching, and mobility in one low-impact session.

You’ll also get practical safety notes for post-op hip replacement patients: when it’s safe to get in the water (incision healing), how to avoid slipping on the pool deck, and how to modify swimming so you can reduce strain (including gear that functions like “training wheels,” such as a pull buoy to reduce kicking).

Whether you’re using a pool for physical therapy, gentle water walking, aqua aerobics, or lap swimming, this episode gives you a realistic plan to get started—without needing to be “good at swimming.” If your goal is better hip replacement rehabilitation, less stiffness, improved hip mobility, and a more active lifestyle, the pool might be your secret weapon.

New hips. New you. Let’s go.

Thanks for joining THE HIP REPLACEMENT PODCAST.

-Chris


LINKS & RESOURCES

Download my Top 12 Tips for Hip Replacement Patients here - https://www.chrisbystriansky.com/Hip-...

Get my book, NEW STEEL here - available in hardcover, paperback, eBook and audio versions - https://amzn.to/4kOnxkF

For more information, or to send a question or comment, visit The Hip Replacement Podcast website - https://thehipreplacementpodcast.com

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