Hip Safety: Sleeping Positions
Your new hip needs extra care while it heals. Follow your “hip precautions” to help you avoid injuring it. Use the tips on this sheet to help keep your new hip safe while sleeping. Be sure to follow any guidelines from your health care provider.
If You Lie on Your Back  Keep a pillow between your legs and against the outside of the operated leg. | If You Lie on Your Side  Use pillows to keep your hip in a safe position. |
Remember Your Hip Precautions
Keep the angle at your hip greater than 90°. (Don’t move your knees and chest too far toward each other.)
Do not cross your legs or ankles or let your operated thigh cross the middle of your body.
Do not turn your operated hip or knee inward.
Safe Sleeping
Find a position that keeps your hip safe and comfortable.
Use pillows to keep your hip in a safe position.
Follow your health care provider’s instructions about which side to sleep on.