You just finished surgery but your journey back to pre-injury life is just beginning. There is no sugar coating it. It will test your patience and your ability to stay positive, but we have seen this before. Let us help you get to where you want to be.
You are fresh out of surgery for your rotator cuff repair, total knee arthroplasty, total hip replacement, or cervical or lower back fusion. The area is swollen, painful, not moving well, and getting up to move every day takes so much mental effort, but you know you have to do it to have any shot at returning back to your previous way of life. You sort of feel a little bit lost. The activities that you used to do that brought you joy, purpose, and identity seem like a distant past and a far-off future all at the same time. There is a low-grade anxiousness and uncertainty to your days. The only way to deal with these things is tackle them one by one.
Research has shown individuals who participate in physical therapy post-surgery have a speedier recovery by avoiding the pitfalls that occur from wanting to get back to their previous way of life too quickly. Through our education of the healing process and guiding you through appropriate and precision-timed exercises, manual therapy, and anti-inflammatory measures, the reliance of pain medications to get you through this challenging process, significantly decreases. Doing too little or nothing puts you at a 30-50% risk for attaining blood clots, or chronic pain conditions known as central sensitization. The American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons reports that patients who engage in post-operative physical therapy have better long-term results, in overall function, range of motion, and strength. Given our culture of providing consistent data to track your progress, you and your medical team can feel secure in knowing that you are receiving the best care in getting you back to your life while staying well informed, each treatment session.
