Surgical Orthopedic Rehabilitation
Two main areas of deficit following surgery are strength and mobility. Your physical therapist will examine you on your first day in order to note gains throughout your rehabilitation. A comprehensive approach to physical therapy after your operation will allow you to bounce back more quickly. Your physical therapist will work with you to establish goals and a personalized treatment program to return you to your daily routines.
Therapeutic interventions may include:
- Pain control
- Aerobic conditioning
- Range of motion
- Strength training
- Manual therapy
- Dry needling
- Balance training
- Recruitment training
- Gait training
- Functional training
The following operations recommend follow up with skilled physical therapy:
- Rotator cuff repair
- Total shoulder replacement
- Reverse total shoulder replacement
- Biceps tenodesis
- Subacromial decompression
- Hip replacements
- Knee replacements
- Arthroscopy and meniscus repair
- Ligament tears of the knee
- Spinal surgeries
- Surgical procedures resulting in weakness or range of motion deficits
