Pre & Post Op Management

Plan, prepare and promote recovery from surgery.

Planning on having an operation?

Physio23 can help you prepare for the procedure and enhance your post-op recovery.

What is pre-operative rehabilitation?

Pre-operative rehabilitation is an exercise-based intervention prescribed before undergoing surgery. It is also known as 'prehabilitation' or 'prehab'. Prehab helps you to recover quickly and has a positive effect on pain and function pre and post-surgery.

What are the benefits of a pre-op physiotherapy consultation?

  • To gain a full understanding of the planned procedure

  • Be provided with a post-op recovery plan, short and long-term goals

  • To be taught and start practising exercises that will be required from day one after the surgery, to enhance the recovery process

  • Physio23 can gain a better insight into the post-op outcome due to the pre-op limitations and difficulties

  • Advice regarding additional equipment that would be required or useful to assist the recovery process

  • Be taught and start practising the use of a walking frame, elbow crutches, the use of support braces or appliances should they be required after surgery

What is post-operative rehabilitation?

Post-operative rehabilitation is exercise and manipulation-based intervention prescribed after undergoing surgery. It is also known as 'rehabilitation' or 'rehab'. Rehab helps you to recover quickly and has a positive effect on pain and function.

What are the benefits of early post-op treatment?

  • Monitor and avoid any post-op complications

  • Liaise with consultants should it be required

  • Advice and assistance with the management of post-op dressings

  • Scar management and treatment

  • Encourage, practice and progress post-op exercise regimes

  • Promote short and long term rehab goals

Common operations and trauma-related conditions that benefit from physiotherapy intervention, including but not limited to:

  • Planned spinal surgery

  • Hip replacement

  • Knee replacement

  • Knee arthroscopy (keyhole surgery)

  • Foot surgery

  • Shoulder surgery

  • Broken shoulder, arm, wrist or hand

  • A broken leg or ankle

Plan, prepare and promote recovery from surgery!

“I am so glad my consultant recommended I saw Gill before my major surgery so I could talk through my concerns and apprehensions as to how I was going to cope at home after the operation with getting washed and dressed.”

— Mr MW from Welwyn, Herts

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