Post Surgery Rehabilitation

Patients who undergo post-surgery rehabilitation consistently have better outcomes than those who don’t. Visit Mohamed Hablas, DPT, and the expert team at Outreach Manual Physical Therapy PC in Brooklyn’s Brighton Beach neighborhood in New York City if you’re booked for an operation and want to optimize your outcomes. You can’t always avoid surgery, but you can control your recovery. Call the office or request a consultation online today to learn about post-surgery rehabilitation’s benefits.

What is post-surgery rehabilitation?

Post-surgery rehabilitation involves using various physical therapy techniques to help you regain flexibility, strength, and function after an operation.

Surgeries are often less invasive using modern techniques and technologies, but some tissue damage is inevitable. If you have a major operation like a hip or knee replacement, there’ll be extensive damage and a new joint to become accustomed to.

Resting after surgery is important to boost your body’s healing abilities, but remaining immobile for long periods can create more problems. The unused tissues weaken and shorten, and inactivity reduces blood flow. Blood carries vital nutrients, healing cells, and oxygen that your body needs to repair itself. Post-surgery rehabilitation addresses these problems and more.

The Outreach Manual Physical Therapy PC team knows how challenging and exhausting surgery and recovery can be. They aim to make your rehabilitation journey less stressful and help you return to an active life. 

What does post-surgery rehabilitation involve?

Post-surgery rehabilitation programs are unique to each patient’s specific needs.

Outreach Manual Physical Therapy PC offers numerous specialized treatments, each of which is customizable to fit your post-surgical requirements. Aspects of your rehabilitation program might include: 

• Therapeutic massage
• Instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization (IASTM)
• Muscle strengthening
• Active and passive stretching
• Endurance training
• Balance training
• Electrical stimulation

Your therapist aims to encourage healing and strengthen the weakened or damaged tissues so you can safely return to optimal function.

Why should I consider post-surgery rehabilitation?

Post-surgery rehabilitation offers significant advantages to patients recovering from surgery, including: 

• Shortened recovery time
• Improved mobility
• Regaining function more quickly
• Improved range of motion and flexibility
• Less pain during healing

Post-surgery rehabilitation is even more effective if you combine it with pre-operative rehabilitation (prehab). Prehab prepares your body for the operation so you’re stronger and fitter beforehand. The Outreach Manual Physical Therapy PC team works with you to create an outpatient post-operative rehab program that meets your goals.

When should I begin post-surgery rehabilitation?

Generally, the sooner after surgery you can begin rehabilitation, the better. Many patients start rehab while still in the hospital, reducing hospital stay length.

Rehabilitation experts know how to keep joints and tissues moving without causing further damage. Their expertise ensures you don’t aggravate the repaired area or re-open your stitches.

Call Outreach Manual Physical Therapy PC to learn more about post-surgery rehabilitation or book an appointment online today to achieve a smooth, safe, and fast recovery.