Components of treatment for residential rehabilitation intervention
| Treatment modality | Treatment content | Treatment goals | Frequency per week (duration) |
| Group exercise | Strengthening exercises, active range of motion exercises, functional balance drills, gait drills, progressive coordination drills, non-weight-bearing aerobic/endurance exercise and minor team games. | Restore strength of deep hip stabilisers, improve core strength, increase joint range of motion, improve balance and neuromotor control, improve muscle endurance and promote group cohesion and social support. | 12 (30–45 min) |
| Individual physiotherapy* | Manual therapy techniques, muscle activation and timing patterns, active and passive range of motion exercises, advice on home exercise, gait re-education training. | Improve quality and timing of movement, improve muscle strength, reduce pain, increase joint range of motion, induce relaxation and promote normal walking gait. | 5 (30 min) |
| Hydrotherapy/swimming | Non-weight-bearing aerobic exercise, strengthening exercises, active range of motion exercises, self-paced recreational swimming, progressive/assisted weight-bearing exercise and activity. | Improve muscle strength, improve aerobic capacity, increase joint range of motion, improve confidence in weight-bearing, induce relaxation and promote enjoyment and variety of treatment. | 3 (60 min) |
| Individual occupational therapy† | Relaxation techniques, postural re-education, cognitive–behavioural therapy (CBT) techniques, self-help coping strategies, pain management. | Induce relaxation, promote behavioural change, control pain and correct/improve poor posture. | 3 (60 min) |
| Patient education | Coping with pain, benefits of exercise, joint protection, anatomy and pathology of hip pain, nutrition. | Activity modification, reduction of pain, promotes behavioural change, weight management, improve knowledge of treatment options, improve ability to relax and improve knowledge of self-help techniques. | 2 (60 min) |
*Exercise dosage, progression and intensity will be governed by the physiotherapist and tailored to the needs of each individual patient.
†Occupational therapy referrals will be individually prescribed to selected patients.