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Post-Operative Rehabilitation & Care

After undergoing surgery, patients need time for their tissue, joints, and muscles to heal. During this period, the affected areas will benefit from rehabilitation to guide and hasten the restoration process. Once the early post-operative stages of pain and swelling begin to subside, patients can begin their therapy.

Mental and physical challenges await any person recovering from an operation. Different forms of surgery – particularly involving areas of your body such as shoulders, back, hips, knees, and feet – are best followed by professional rehabilitation assistance to promote faster recovery. Physiotherapists are well trained in this area, and can help with the key factors that play a role in the healing process.

What is involved in the process?

Patients are thoroughly examined to assess their current condition in the wake of surgery. We then split rehabilitation into separate phases, ranging from initial recovery and pain management, to planned exercise goals for improving mobility and bodily functions, to readying patients for a successful return to their natural state of health.

Throughout the process, it is important to communicate as much as possible with regard to what you are experiencing as you undergo rehabilitation. The therapist uses this information to make the process as comfortable and beneficial as possible, while effectively restoring your strength and agility. Over time, as patients learn the relevant exercise movements at the centre, they can then practise these same techniques at home.

Workouts are designed to deliver the type of rehabilitation you need the most – gentle but with an appropriate focus on the affected area. The stretches and exercises will help restore your ability to move without pain, and the methods in place can be further combined with other types of manual therapy or exercise prescription.

How long does it take?

When dealing with musculoskeletal conditions involving tissue, muscles, and joints, healing time depends on many variables. In addition, surgery itself can be major or minor, with varying health conditions after you leave the hospital.

Rehabilitation is a continuous process that increases its effectiveness when it becomes regular and routine. Some people may need months to even a year for recovery, depending on the severity of the injury and the type of surgery they undergo. With commitment and determination, however, the exercise routines associated with post-operative rehabilitation and care will provide and restore joint and muscle functions as fast as is practicable while also maintaining safety and comfort.