Control group
The participants in the control group will receive the
usual care program of rehabilitation and will also receive
an additional 15 min of exercise at each physiotherapy session
(total session time of 1 h, twice a day) to act as a time
control for the additional hip strengthening exercises prescribed
for the intervention group (Table 3 and Additional
file 1). These exercises have been designed to replicate
functional activities such as sit-to-stand, marching and
walking around a pre-measured circuit. If the participant
receives hydrotherapy they will perform the same additional
exercises in the water.