Importance of Rehabilitation After Surgery

No matter what type of surgery one undergoes it is essential to follow up your recovery with proper exercise and therapy. Rehabilitation is an important phase that helps patients get the most benefit possible from their surgery.

Patients that have had particular orthopedic operations like: spine surgeries, hip or knee replacements, rotator cuff tears or ankle reconstructions will require post surgery rehabilitation.

Rehabilitation increases muscle strength, flexibility and endurance while lowering the risk of developing any further injury. Proper rehabilitation can help patients recover from any type of surgery as quickly as possible, and get you back to normal daily activities. This steady improvement is important, as failure to improve in both strength and flexibility may cause continued weakness and the inability to function normally.

Due to injury and surgery, your body becomes weak and vulnerable. Postsurgical rehabilitation and therapy can take time and sometimes be a painful process. With specific exercises and strength building sessions, the repaired area can begin to strengthen and make the pain decline.

According to Dr. Stephen Estime "The importance of rehab after a surgery is the most important factor to getting back to a place of stable health and assured complete recovery. There is no doubt many other health care professionals can support this notion and as a leading doctor for The University of Chicago Medicine I believe the quality of the rehab being optimal will allow every patient to see better days again"

Therapy can be implemented quickly after a simple procedure.  Treatments start out with range-of-motion exercises and gradually work into active stretching and strengthening. You just need to be careful to avoid doing too much, too hastily.

Many patients often ask their doctors if and when they can return to certain activities after their undergoing surgery. A lot of that depends on how much time and effort they put into the rehabilitation process. The success in recovery from any surgery depends on a patient’s willingness to work hard.

If you exceed the rehab exercises in hopes of making a faster recovery, you may cause damage on the repaired area. Sometimes, pushing too hard can delay the recovery process. In worst-case scenarios it may also compromise the surgical repair, which definitely is a big problem.

Before starting rehab or therapy, talk with a specialist first since not all methods may be suitable for your individual condition.  If you would like to know more about the importance of rehabilitation, or if you are suffering from an orthopedic injury and would like to be treated by a professional Florida orthopedic doctor, contact SeaSpine Orthopedic Institute today at (http://www.seaspineortho.com/) or call  866-816-ORTHO.If you follow an advised rehabilitation plan, combined with proper rest and an overall approach to healthy living, your quality of life will be better.

 Sea Spine Facebook                             Sea Spine Twitter