Pre-Surgical Rehabilitation
Physical Therapy is extremely beneficial before a surgery. Numerus case studies and clinical evidence indicates that pre-operative physical therapy leads to better outcomes and faster recovery after surgery.
Pre-surgical physical therapy helps regain range of motion, reduce swelling, increase strength and your ability to weight bear on an injured limb. This leads to faster recover in range of motion and strength with less pain after the surgery. We have muscle memory to thank for this. When you train your muscles and joints to work a certain way before surgery, muscle memory kicks in post surgically so you recover faster.
At Physis, we have helped numerous patients’ prep/condition their muscles for the surgery. A thorough analysis of strength and function help us reach a definitive diagnosis. Treatment is focused on correcting movements and functional patterns resulting in pain reduction and improved function. Some patients have also, surprisingly, managed to avoid surgery, altogether. We would highly recommend for you to come in for an evaluation and see if you can also avoid surgery.
Post-Surgical Rehabilitation
Post-Surgical Goals
- To decrease pain
- To decrease swelling
- To increase Joint ROM
- To improve joint stiffness and tightness
- To release scar
- To increase strength
- To improve functional ADL’s
- To improve weight bearing
- To correct gait pattern.
- To train functional ADL’s or sports specific training depending upon demand of the activities required.
Types of Post-Surgical Rehabilitation
- Cervical Fusion, discectomy, Laminectomy, Fracture repair with or without fixation
- Lumbar Fusion, discectomy, Laminectomy, Fracture repair with or without fixation
- Shoulder Fracture repair, tenotomy, rotator cuff repair or any other muscle tear surgery, SLAP tear (labrum tear), Tendon repair, Dislocation surgery
- Elbow Fracture repair, Ligament repair surgery, tenotomy, Tendon repair, Dislocation surgery
- Wrist Fracture repair, tenotomy, tendon repair, Carpal tunnel syndrome surgery, Hand surgery
- Hip Fracture repair, tenotomy, rotator cuff repair or any other muscle tear surgery, Labrum tear, Impingement repair, Tendon repair, Dislocation surgery, Hip replacement surgery
- Knee Ligament surgeries (ACL repair, PCL, MCL, LCL repair), Fracture, Meniscal surgeries, Tendon repair, Knee replacement surgery, cartilage repair
- Ankle Ligament repair surgeries, Fracture, Tendon repair, Reconstruction surgeries, Ankle replacement surgery