Home care for a hip injury includes:
- Perform wound care as directed by your doctor.
- Clean the skin gently:
- Use mild soap and water.
- Do not scrub the skin.
- Dry the skin.
- Apply an antibiotic ointment.
- Apply cold compresses:
- Wrap ice in a moist hand towel. Do not apply ice directly to the skin.
- Apply for 20-30 minutes, every 4 hours, for the first few days.
- Apply warm compresses:
- After a few days of cold compresses.
- Rest the leg:
- Use a walker.
- Use crutches.
- Use a cane.
- Perform hip stretching exercises
- After the pain has resolved
- Take prescribed medications as directed.
- Acetaminophen for pain
- Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications for pain
