On the 14th December 2007 I had a total hip replacement at Princess Royal Hospital in Telford. I was given an Ortho Glide which the physio helper said I would use to exercise my operated hip. I was shown two exercises, I put my heel onto the Ortho Glide and the first exercise was to draw my knee upwards off the bed five times and I was asked to move my leg out to the side and bring it back to the middle, also for five. I was asked to repeat these two movements up to fifty times or more.

When I returned home I did not have an Ortho Glide, so I tried to use a plastic bag as was suggested by the physio. I did not find this very successful, I tried a plastic lid, a dish and a plate but none of these worked.

I was unable to buy an Ortho Glide until after the holidays, I'm glad that I did because it is very stable and makes my exercises easier, which means my progress is good and it will give me the improved mobility that the operation was intended to do.

I have not been offered any physio, my exercise is self directed, so the more I do the better the rewards. You said that there isn't much or any promotional advertisement for this product. If there was I do believe more people like myself would buy one to aid their recovery.

J Dovaston
Shropshire, UK