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WHAT IS PRE AND POST SURGICAL REHABILITATION?

Pre-Surgery Rehabilitation
Pre-surgery rehabilitation allows patients to prepare for and recuperate from surgery safely under the supervision of a physical therapist. Physical therapy prior to surgery helps reduce pain and inflammation. It improves joint mobility and range of motion to prepare clients for a more successful surgical outcome. Pre-surgical rehabilitation is an individualized exercise conditioning program that trains the muscles in advance for the exercises they will need to do post-surgery. Pre-surgical rehabilitation helps patients to relieve pain, reduce inflammation, increase stamina, enhance overall fitness, restore range of motion and regain strength and flexibility in the joints and muscles near the injured area. Pre-surgical physical therapy leads to faster recovery with better outcomes. 

Post-Surgery Rehabilitation Post-surgical rehabilitation is crucial to regaining pain-free function and returning to daily activities safely and more quickly. Post-operative physical therapy safely eases patients back into daily activity and regular exercise. Our physical therapists perform a thorough evaluation post-surgery and develop a customized treatment plan to minimize adverse effects from surgery and restore normal movement, flexibility, and function. Post-surgery rehabilitation helps patients to manage post-operative pain, regain motion and strength, decrease pain, stiffness, and swelling and return to their daily activities more quickly.

Post-surgical rehabilitation can take several months and it is essential to begin physical therapy shortly after surgery so that the joint can heal properly and minimize scar tissue development. Physical therapy following surgery will lead to a faster recovery

WHAT COMMON CONDITIONS ARE TREATED IN PRE AND POST REHABILITATION PROGRAMS?

Pre Surgical Conditions
  • Hip Replacement: In patients undergoing this surgery, significant improvements (small to moderate effect sizes) have been observed in pain, function, and length of stay with exercise interventions preoperatively.
  • Knee Replacement: Combined exercise and education often help to increase strength and prove successful for patients who are undergoing knee replacement surgery
  • Cardiac Surgery: A Cochrane review in 2012 found that evidence from small trials suggests that preoperative physical therapy, with an exercise component, for elective cardiac surgery patients reduces postoperative pulmonary complications and length of hospital stay.
  • Abdominal Surgery: Studies suggest that ‘pre-rehabilitation’ consisting of inspiratory muscle training, aerobic exercise, and/or resistance training can decrease postoperative complications after intra-abdominal operations.
  • Other: A systematic review in 2010 found that preoperative exercise therapy is effective for reducing both postoperative complication rates and length of hospital stay after cardiac or abdominal surgery.
  • Colorectal Surgery: A study on patients undergoing colorectal surgery found benefits from exercise programs pre-operatively: improved physical function, peak exercise capacity, mental health, and self-perceived health
Post-Surgical Conditions:
  • Shoulder: Shoulder Reconstruction, Shoulder Stabilization, Rotator Cuff Repair, Acromioplasty, Manipulation, Capsulotomy, Fracture
  • Elbow: Tennis Elbow Release, Golfers Elbow Release, Fracture
  • Wrist & Hand: Carpal Tunnel Release, Fracture, Tendon Repairs
  • Hip: Hip Replacements/Resurfacing, Hip labral repairs, Hip Arthroscopy, Fracture
  • Knee:  Knee Replacements, ACL and Ligament Reconstruction, Arthroscopy, Meniscal Repairs, Chondroplasty, Lateral Release, Patella Tendon Transfer, Fracture
  • Calf: Achilles Tendon Repairs, Fasciotomy
  • Ankle and Foot: Ankle Reconstruction, Ligament Repairs, Arthroscopy, Fracture, Spur Removal, Bunionectomy
  • Spine (Neck & Back):  Discectomy, Micro-discectomy, Laminectomy, Spinal Fusion/Stabilization