Stair Training
Practices safe, confident stair use.
What it helps
Practices safe, confident stair use — strength and control for one of the most demanding everyday tasks.
How to do it
- Practice going up and down stairs with a rail.
- Lead as directed by your therapist.
Commonly done as directed.
Where this appears in recovery
Stair Training is part of 22 recovery programs, most often at the advanced recovery (months 3–6), long-term recovery (months 6–12) and return to normal (weeks 2–6) stages, among others. Each program shows how it fits alongside the other movements:
- Kyphoplasty exercise guide
- Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty (One Component) exercise guide
- Sacroplasty exercise guide
- Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty (Both Components) exercise guide
- Hip Resurfacing Arthroplasty exercise guide
- Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty (Femoral Component) exercise guide
- Removal of Knee Prosthesis exercise guide
- Interspinous Spacer Implant exercise guide
- Total Knee Arthroplasty exercise guide
- Foreign Body Removal (Deep) exercise guide
- Conversion to Total Hip Arthroplasty exercise guide
- Removal of Hip Prosthesis exercise guide
- …and 10 more
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These are general exercise guides, not a personal prescription. The repetitions and frequency shown are what's commonly used — your own surgeon or therapist may advise something different, and their guidance comes first.