Post Surgery Rehabilitation

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What is Post Surgery Rehabilitation?

What is Post Surgery Rehabilitation?

One of the important phases a person has to go through after surgery is the healing process. No matter the severity of your surgery, to ensure that your body heals properly, your doctor will recommend rehab after surgery with an expert physiotherapist to help you recover safely and quickly.

Post Surgery Rehabilitation is a customized program that helps patients safely, regain strength and balance, increase mobility, and become effectively functional after surgery.

Importance of Post-Surgery Rehabilitation

Whether you are going to have orthopedic surgery, cardiac procedure, or maybe undergoing neurological surgery, you will require some kind of physical therapy that can help you in the recovery process.

Post Surgery rehabilitation plays an important part in a successful and healthy outcome after surgery. It can speed up the healing process, and help you learn how to take care of yourself and get back to your normal routine work after the surgery.

Importance of Post-Surgery Rehabilitation

Whether you are going to have orthopedic surgery, cardiac procedure, or maybe undergoing neurological surgery, you will require some kind of physical therapy that can help you in the recovery process.

Post Surgery rehabilitation plays an important part in a successful and healthy outcome after surgery. It can speed up the healing process, and help you learn how to take care of yourself and get back to your normal routine work after the surgery.

Whether you are going to have orthopedic surgery, cardiac procedure, or maybe undergoing neurological surgery, you will require some kind of physical therapy that can help you in the recovery process.

Post Surgery rehabilitation plays an important part in a successful and healthy outcome after surgery. It can speed up the healing process, and help you learn how to take care of yourself and get back to your normal routine work after the surgery.

How Physiotherapy Can Help?

Post-operative physiotherapy is a specially designed program that starts shortly after surgery. Expert physiotherapists design special programs that involve combinations of therapies and post surgical exercises to help you achieve safe and fast healing. These programs include:

  • Assessment of your current condition and severity of pain
  • Application of manual therapy and other techniques for pain management.
  • Safe and effective post surgical exercises plan to help regain strength and flexible joint movements. 
  • Recommendations and guidance about lifestyle or any dietary changes required to prevent future damage.

Additionally, physical therapy after surgery encourages patients to effectively manage their pain without using medication. Moreover, engaging in physical activity can benefit patients’ mental and emotional health. 

How Post-Op Rehab Helps You Recover?

How Post-Op Rehab Helps You Recover?

Lack of movement after surgery results in loss of function, muscle weakening, and an increase in postoperative problems. Patients who stay in bed are also at risk of creating blood clots or pressure sores due to inactivity. A well-designed, closely monitored rehab after surgery program is one of the effective ways to resolve such problems.

Some common benefits of post-op rehab include:

  • Strengthen body after surgery
  • Improves balance and control
  • Increases mobility and flexibility
  • Reduce pain inflammation and stiffness
  • Help reduce the need for medication
  • Promotes faster healing

How We Help With Post-Surgery Rehabilitation?

Getting started as early as possible after surgery can result in a safe and faster recovery. It can also help your body to heal effectively and efficiently. 

At Prime Physio Care Clinic, we have a team of skilled and experienced professionals who are highly knowledgeable about the newest advancements and techniques used in post surgery rehabilitation. Our therapists are dedicated and work hard to deliver higher standards of care to our patients to help them easily achieve their recovery goals.

At our clinic, we have the most advanced methods and types of equipment available to support faster recovery. We also provide highly effective post-surgical recovery plans that are designed according to the patient’s specific needs and preferences. These can include manual therapy to promote joint mobility, strength training to restore muscle mass, and proprioceptive exercises to improve balance and coordination.

FAQs:

Doctors usually recommend rehab shortly after 1 to 2 days of your surgery. It also depends on the severity of your condition and the type of surgery you underwent. 

Physiotherapy usually starts within 24 hours after the surgery. Your physiotherapist help you to get up from the bed and make you walk with assistance. Studies have shown that patients who start moving within 24 hours after their surgery have a faster recovery rate than those who have to rest and wait.

Physical therapy after surgery plays an important role in the recovery process. Skipping it can lead to complications such as increased stiffness and joint pain, muscle weakness, slow healing, risk of building scar tissue and blood clots.

It takes almost 6 weeks to heal. By the end of six weeks, the abdominal wound heals up to 95%. You may feel some numbness and scars in your abdomen which will slowly fade away after some time.

Physiotherapists assess your condition and the severity of pain you have after surgery and design a customized exercise and therapy plan for you. They start with mild movements and use helpful techniques that result in faster healing.

Post surgical rehabilitation process involves a series of steps. These include:

  • Assessment of your current condition
  • Gentle post surgical exercises to improve mobility
  • Guidance on exercise and techniques and self-care
  • Monitoring progress to get desirable results

All the phases of rehabilitation are considered to be important throughout the recovery process. However, the initial healing phase after the surgery is considered one of the most significant. During this phase, physiotherapists completely focus on wound healing, and pain management, and make sure there are no complications arising during therapy sessions which leads to successful recovery.

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