Are you waiting on a new hip or knee? Would you like to have less pain, recover quicker and leave hospital faster? You need to know about PRE-HAB!
Most of us understand the concept of rehabilitation – working to return to ‘normal’ after some sort of event, often unexpected. We have stroke rehabilitation, cardiac rehabilitation, vascular rehabilitation and much more. PRE-habilitation is the work you do before a planned surgery and can have a significant effect on your recovery.
A study that combined research of almost 3000 people found that having pre-hab lead to…
- Improvements in function (walking, getting up from bed or chair)
- Strength of thigh muscles following a knee replacement
- Length of time in hospital following hip and knee replacements
- Decreased pain following hip replacements
What does it involve?
On the Go Physio offers pre-hab in our clinic, or we can visit you in your own home or rest home.
Your physio will chat to you about how you are managing now and what you are hoping for after your surgery. They will discuss how your home is set up and give advice about what you might need at home after your surgery.
They will look at your current walking, leg strength and balance, see what you can manage now and what is challenging for you. From this they can establish the most important exercises for YOU prior to your surgery.
As well increasing your strength, learning these exercises in advance means that your body will have a better chance of being able to start exercises as soon as possible after your operation rather than “turning off”. The stronger you are going into surgery, the quicker your recovery and the smoother your rehabilitation will be.
On the Go physio is also able to loan you some simple equipment such as pedals and weights that will allow you to get going with your exercise as soon as you return home. And, of course, once you are home, we can slide straight into the RE-habilitation! This can start with visits to you at home until you are ready to get out and about into our clinic, or your local gym and community. We can visit as regularly as needed, or give you some pointers and check in only as often as you want.
We would love to help you get the maximum benefit from your elective hip or knee surgery. Call today to book your clinic or home visit with one of our team.
0800 000 856