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Prehabilitation & Post-Surgery RehabilitationIn Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, & New York

Our MOTION therapists will guide you through your recovery process after surgery. We can also work with you to prepare for an upcoming surgery. This is known as prehabilitation.

Services that our therapists provide are not limited to exercises and pain-relieving modalities, they also offer education so you understand your healing progress and the sensations you may experience every step of the way. Understanding why you’re feeling what you’re feeling may reduce any anxiety that you’re not healing properly.

Benefits and Focus of Prehabilitation

Participating in a prehabilitation for surgery program can give you a sense of empowerment by deciding to take an active role in helping your recovery process.

The focus of prehab:

  • Strengthening the body
  • Improving flexibility and range of motion
  • Increasing stamina
  • Enhancing functional abilities
  • Training using crutches, canes, or other assistive devices that may be needed after surgery
  • Education on appropriate diet changes and/or smoking cessation

Studies have shown that the stronger and healthier you are before surgery the easier and less painful recovery will be. It may also lead to shorter hospital stays and fewer complications. Generally, it is advised to begin a prehabilitation program at least 6 weeks before orthopedic surgery.

Benefits and Focus of Rehabilitation After Surgery

Whether or not you participated in a prehabilitation program, our therapists will do their best to rehabilitate you back to your prior level of function, restore any function potentially lost because of surgery, and return you to the activities you love.

The main goals of therapy after surgery are managing pain and swelling; restoring range of motion, strength, and joint function to normal levels; minimizing scarring; and expediting recovery.

How we do this

A post-surgeryl rehabilitation program is different for everyone. It is uniquely tailored to your needs and preferences. Right after surgery, tissues can still be too inflamed and irritated to participate in active exercises. In this case, there are several passive pain-relieving modalities for our therapists to use. These include devices such as electric stimulation and laser light therapy. They apply these to damaged tissues to increase comfort and speed your healing. 

Engaging in rehabilitation after surgery helps decrease pain and speed up healing. This happens by easing the flow of blood which distributes oxygen and healing nutrients to areas of the body that need it.

Finally, our main goal is to help return you to the activities you love without limitation.  

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • A physical therapy visit lasts about 40-60 minutes. The actual contents of the visit vary based on your diagnosis / need, but typically what happens is:

    1. You check in with the receptionist, make any appointments necessary, and we discuss your health insurance benefits with you.
    2. You go into the gym. You can change clothes if you need to, then begin therapy.
    3. You perform 6-8 various exercises and stretches. These can include therapeutic band exercises, light body weight exercises, or minimal weights. The stretches will promote strength, stability, improved range of motion, and pain relief.
    4. We can initiate other techniques to include manual work, taping, cupping, and dry needling as needed.
    5. The therapist makes recommendations based on your progress. These can include altering the frequency of visits, making additions / alterations to your home exercise plan, or things to do before your next visit.

  • We recommend budgeting 40-60 minutes for a typical therapy session. The only exception to this will be your first visit, which can take about 20 minutes longer due to the physical therapy evaluation your therapist will provide. We also recommend showing up about 10-15 minutes early to your first visit. This way, you can complete the paperwork before your visit time and streamline the process.

  • If we are asking you to do something that is hurting too much, let us know! Physical therapy should not be severely painful. It is not common to be so sore that patients are in pain or it affects their daily life. If this ever happens during or after an appointment, let us know and we will adapt your program.

  • During your initial evaluation, your therapist may ask you a number of questions to determine what the cause of your pain is. This can include questions about your sleep habits, activity level, and work environment. They will also ask for a medical history, and then typically ask direct questions about where and when you experience pain.

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