Post surgical rehabilitation is sometimes necessary after a patient undergoes a surgical procedure such as orthopaedic, cardiac, thoracic, neurological and/or abdominal. These surgeries all affect a patient afterwards in ways that can be helped with the use of physiotherapy, including but not limited to:
Physiotherapy after surgery should be done while a patient is still in hospital, but the patient should continue to do physiotherapy after he or she has left the hospital in order to fully recover and return to daily independent life in a healthy way. Other benefits include but are not limited to:
Anyone can benefit from post surgical rehabilitation if they have undergone a surgery and are experiencing symptoms of pain, weakness, lack of balance, mobility and coordination, stress and reduced independence. Surgery can be stressful both physically and emotionally, affecting your recovery success. Our physiotherapists conduct an assessment and create a program that is specially tailored for your individual needs so that you can recover as quickly and efficiently as possible and prevent future injuries from arising. Most common post surgical rehabilitation procedures: