Prehabilitation is the process of preparing an individual to withstand a stressful event through enhancement of functional capacity. This months issue of the Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery found that physical therapy BEFORE hip or knee replacement surgery improves outcomes and in 30% of cases, post operative physical therapy is not needed. The article states, 54.2% of the preoperative physical therapy group required postoperative care services, compared to 79.7% of the patients who did not have preoperative therapy. Call your doctor and ask him/her about Physical Therapy BEFORE your surgery!
Posted on: Thu, 16 Oct 2014 12:50:05 +0000
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