Pre & Post-Operative Rehabilitation

If you're waiting for an operation, there may be things you can work on beforehand.

Where appropriate, pre-operative rehabilitation can focus on maintaining or improving your movement, strength and general physical capacity before surgery.

We'll consider the procedure you're having, your current symptoms, your level of function and any advice or restrictions you've been given by your surgical team.

The aim is simple: help you go into surgery as prepared as reasonably possible for the recovery ahead.

Everyone's starting point is different.

Your first appointment gives us an opportunity to understand the surgery you've had, how you're currently feeling, what you're able to do and any guidance you've been given by your consultant or surgical team.

We'll assess what's appropriate for your stage of recovery and build your rehabilitation around that.

Early on, the priorities may be relatively simple.

Getting around more comfortably. Managing your symptoms. Improving movement. Starting to use the affected area again. Regaining independence with everyday activities.

The first step is getting things settled and getting you moving forward.

As your recovery progresses, your rehabilitation should progress too.

We'll gradually work on the movement, strength and physical capacity you need for the things you're returning to.

For one person, that might mean being able to climb the stairs, walk further and get back behind the wheel.

For someone else, it could mean returning to a physical job, lifting weights, running or playing competitive sport.

Your operation might be the same as somebody else's. Your life probably isn't.

That's why your rehabilitation should be built around you.