Pre & Post Surgery Rehab
Surgeons routinely refer post-surgical patients to our Physical and Occupational Therapists to help them recover strength, function and mobility.
Our therapists provide one-on-one, evidence-based therapy treatment sessions to help facilitate your recovery and return to activities of daily living (ADLs), work, recreational activities and even competitive sports.
The rehabilitative process depends on the injury and type of surgery. We help patients recover and rehabilitate from a variety of orthopedic post-operative procedures, including:
Knee, hip and shoulder joint replacements
Reconstruction of any one or more of the four major knee ligaments: anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), medial collateral ligament (MCL), posterior cruciate ligament (PCL), and lateral collateral ligament (LCL)
Arthroscopic knee surgeries (such as meniscectomies, meniscal repairs)
Ligament and tendon repair, including Achilles tendon repairs
Arthroscopic hip surgeries (such as labral repairs)
Nerve releases (such as cubital tunnel, radial tunnel, carpal tunnel, tarsal tunnel)
Neck and back surgery (such as fusions, laminectomy, decompression and discectomy)
Nerve compression release
Bone or joint fusion (arthrodesis)
Tendon transfers
Surgical fixation of fractures, including open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF), a two-part surgery used to fix broken bones where the broken bone is reduced (put back into place) and an internal fixation device is placed on the bone (e.g., screws, plates, rods or pins) to hold the bone together
Shoulder post-surgical recovery for rotator cuff tears, labral tears, superior labrum anterior and posterior (SLAP) tear or lesion, arthroscopy and more.
The therapies used to accomplish the goal of regaining movement and reducing pain, swelling and stiffness may include one or more of the following:
Manual therapy - soft tissue and/or joint mobilization
Muscle energy
Gait and balance training
Neubie electrical stimulation to increase healing and recovery (see Neubie under what we do for more information)
Therapeutic exercise and functional strength training
Functional re-education
Rehabilitative exercises to help increase strength, endurance, motion, balance and coordination