If surgery is in your future, a personalized pre-hab plan can help you build strength, improve mobility, manage pain, and establish the routine you will carry into recovery.
It is natural to feel concerned about an upcoming operation and the recovery that follows. While many people use physical therapy after surgery, completing a pre-surgical rehabilitation plan can provide important benefits before your procedure.
Pre-surgical rehabilitation, often called pre-hab, is increasingly recommended by surgeons to help improve patient outcomes. Beginning physical therapy about a month or more before surgery may help speed recovery time. At Cutting Edge Physical Therapy, your therapist will help you get as strong, flexible, and healthy as possible so you can regain normal function more quickly after surgery.
Pre-hab can also help put your mind at ease. You will begin a positive training routine before surgery, learn exercises and movement patterns you can continue during recovery, and receive an individualized plan based on your needs and goals.
Surgery can take a traumatic toll on the body. Pre-hab uses exercise and individualized physical therapy to promote strength, pain relief, healthy movement, and a more confident recovery process.
Strong, conditioned muscles before surgery can help recovery go more smoothly and help you return to your regular routine sooner.
Pre-hab is associated with improved surgical outcomes. The stronger you are going into surgery, the better prepared your body may be for the procedure and rehabilitation ahead.
Exercise-based therapy can improve strength and endurance. Building your physical capacity before surgery may support immunity and lower the likelihood of complications such as infection.
Your physical therapist can address pain before surgery with an individualized combination of therapeutic exercise and hands-on options such as massage, ice, or heat therapies.
Strength loss can follow any procedure. Establishing a physical routine before your operation can improve overall stamina and help reduce how much strength is lost.
In some cases, pre-hab can improve pain and function enough that a patient may discuss alternatives to surgery with their physician. Your physician remains the right partner for decisions about future treatment.
Every surgery and every patient is different. During your visit, a Cutting Edge Physical Therapy clinician will work with you to determine the treatment plan that best supports your goals. Your program can focus on improving strength, flexibility, range of motion, movement patterns, endurance, and pain relief before your procedure.
We will help you establish exercises you can perform before and after surgery, so your recovery plan feels familiar when you need it most. Preparing early gives you time to build confidence in your movement and better understand the work ahead.
Already planning for what comes next? Our team also provides support for post-surgical rehabilitation and total joint replacement rehabilitation.
If you are planning to have surgery, start your pre-surgical rehabilitation program as soon as possible. Cutting Edge Physical Therapy is dedicated to providing individualized treatment options to help you prepare for the best possible outcome.