Hip Replacement Patient Notebook - Christiana Care Health System
Hip Replacement Patient Notebook - Christiana Care Health System
Hip Replacement Patient Notebook - Christiana Care Health System
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Using a Long-Handled<br />
Shoehorn<br />
1. Use your reacher, dressing<br />
stick, or long-handled shoehorn<br />
to slide your shoe in<br />
front of your foot. Bend your<br />
knee as much as possible<br />
when doing this.<br />
2. Place the shoehorn inside<br />
the shoe against the back of<br />
the heel. Have the curve of the shoe horn match the curve of<br />
the shoe.<br />
3. Lean back, if necessary, as you lift your leg and place your toes<br />
in your shoe.<br />
4. Step down into your shoe, sliding your heel down the shoehorn.<br />
NOTE: Wear sturdy rubber-soled slip-on shoes or shoes<br />
with Velcro closures or elastic shoe laces. DO NOT wear<br />
high-heeled shoes or shoes without backs.