Is Your Normal Life Waiting For You To Return?
Post-Surgical Rehab can be the Boost you need
If you have a surgical procedure scheduled, it is normal to be apprehensive while anticipating surgery and a swift recovery period. Knowing you have a post-surgical rehabilitation plan in place, can ease your mind so you can focus on getting well.
Are you anticipating a swift recovery period after surgery? Team up with a physical therapist at our Progressive Medical Fitness office to ensure a speedy and healthy recovery. Get back to your normal, daily life as quickly as possible with a personalized treatment plan for your specific situation and condition.
Your personalized post-surgical rehabilitation plan
Our Northport physical therapy team will create a targeted treatment plan that will include stretches and exercises designed with your condition and fitness level in mind. No matter the reason behind your surgery, Progressive Medical Fitness can help you achieve optimum levels of function afterward.
Physical therapy has been known to relieve pain without the need for pain management drugs. If your physician recommends pain-relieving drugs, ask him or her to consider adding physical therapy to their post-operative treatment plan.
Pain-killing drugs mask your pain symptoms while physical therapy directly addresses the root cause of the pain. Specialized methods, techniques, and modalities, such as ultrasound, joint mobilizations, laser therapy, electrical stimulation, and a personalized home exercise program will be utilized to address the area where surgery was performed.
You may experience physical limitations in the days and weeks following a surgical procedure. These limitations can be addressed with accommodations.
Your physical therapist can advise you on accommodations, such as moving up and down the stairs, getting dressed, or getting in and out of a car.
You may require adaptive tools to assist with normal activities due to diminished movement. Adaptive tools allow you to move around comfortably while also supporting your efforts to restore your body’s normal range of movement.
Our Northport physical therapy team is dedicated to improving your daily life and well-being, even after completing your post-surgical rehabilitation treatments.
Your treatment plan will also include education on any lifestyle and/or nutritional changes you can incorporate into your life to optimize your long-term health, avoid future injury and prevent the need for surgeries in the future.
Surgical procedures that benefit from post-operative rehab
When non-invasive treatment options for an injury or health condition are not able to provide effective relief, many physicians will recommend a surgical procedure.
Common conditions that may lead to surgical intervention include, but are not limited to:
- ACL, MCL, and/or meniscus repair.
- Heart surgery – ablations, bypass, cardiac pacemakers, stent placement etc.
- Hip replacement.
- Knee replacement (full or partial).
- Rotator cuff tear.
Your body will be impacted by surgery and will experience some degree of trauma. Many surgical procedures result in some degree of pain, inflammation, and/or mobility limitations. Your body needs time and proper care to heal. Mostly likely, you were experiencing pain and loss of function prior to surgery, which contributed to your decision to have surgery.
To accommodate post-surgical healing and/or to avoid a future recurrence, it is likely that you will have to relearn certain tasks of daily life, such as walking and getting dressed.
Our Progressive Medical Fitness physical therapy team can teach you how to safely go about your daily tasks while adhering to post-operative guidelines. To ensure a speedy and favorable recovery, your surgeon will supply post-surgery guidelines such as, non-weight bearing, hip precautions, sternal precautions, spine precautions, etc.
Benefits of post-surgical rehab
Minimize your pain and accelerate your rate of healing through individualized post-surgical rehab with a certified physical therapist. Not only will you feel better and recover more rapidly, but your chances of post-operative complications are reduced. Complications such as bleeding, blood clots, infections, muscle weakness, scar tissue, limited function, and other factors can have a negative impact your long-term well-being.
Both pre- and post-surgical rehab are essential elements for a successful outcome of your surgery. Surgery can have a differing affects on the body, and in fact, be considered a form of trauma. Even uncomplicated, minor surgical procedures can have a major impact on your daily routines and sense of well-being. Post-surgical rehab with our Progressive Medical Fitness physical therapy team is a particularly important aspect of recovery and a return to your normal routine.
Post-surgical physical therapy is also able to reduce or completely avoid reliance on prescription painkillers, including opioids, to relieve and treat pain symptoms.
Shockingly, nearly a third of people prescribed opioids will end up misusing these dangerous and addictive drugs. According to the CDC, an estimated 115 people every day die from opioid overdose. For this reason, the CDC advises people to choose physical therapy over prescription painkillers whenever possible.
Life is waiting for you!
If a surgical procedure is necessary for you in the future, include a post-surgical rehabilitation program with Progressive Medical Fitness in Northport as an integral part of your surgical planning.
We will get you back on your feet and back to your life as quickly and easily as possible!