Knee pain and hip pain are the two most common pains from which people are suffering nowadays. This is mainly due to arthritis or osteoporosis. When the pain gets severe and does not respond to any kinds of medication, there is no other way than to look forward to surgery. Be it hip replacement or knee replacement surgery, one should always go for knee rehabilitation and hip rehabilitation programs and therapies post operation, so that the recovery process gets faster. Even after surgery, there are chances of hip breakdowns and other problems. But if proper knee rehabilitation or hip rehabilitation programs are followed, it is a great way of prevention of hip breakdown. In the rehabilitation programs, various kinds of exercises are shown that also help in prevention of hip breakdown.

Orthopedic doctors and surgeons also suggest many ways by which prevention of hip breakdown is possible. Some such ways are as follows:

• Maintaining a healthy lifestyle is one of the best ways of prevention of hip breakdown and well as important in knee rehabilitation. This does not mean that you cannot enjoy your life the way you want. It is just that you have to follow some basic rules in your daily life and avoid excessive smoking and drinking or any other kinds of harmful addictions.

• Consumption of a healthy diet is extremely crucial in both knee rehabilitation programs as well as in prevention of hip breakdown. Make sure that your diet has ample food items that contain calcium and vitamin D in good amounts. Minerals are also required for the proper maintenance of bones. Any kinds of health problems that are related to the bones like arthritis, osteoporosis etc are all caused by the deficiency of calcium and vitamin D in the body. Milk and milk products, green leafy vegetables and soy products are rich sources of calcium and vitamin D.

• Try and keep your knee and hip active through various simple exercises that you can definitely practice once a day. Many such exercises are also taught and practiced in the knee rehabilitation programs. Exercises like walking, jogging, swimming, weight lifting can help in prevention of hip breakdown.

Keeping these things in mind can cure many problems from your life. You will not need knee and hip replacement surgeries to cure the immense pain in your knees and hips. The exercises and the food habits will help in maintaining an overall healthy life.