Whether after a surgery or you’re about to undergo one, physiotherapy can help you experience less pain and more comfort. This can also help you with your recovery and safe progression into getting back to your normal lifestyle and physical activities.
What is the role of physiotherapy before and after surgery?
First, physiotherapy can help with your recovery and safety. Here, physiotherapists work with doctors and other medical professionals. Together, they will design an individualised rehabilitation plan according to your current circumstances as well as your personal and work demands. This way, your period of recovery will still allow you to become independent and productive (you’ll know which activities are safe to do and how to carry them out safely).
In addition to safety and recovery, physiotherapy can also help you:
Shorten your hospital stay
Save money because you can actually avoid long-term rehabilitation expenses
Improve your blood circulation (safely doing some movement can actually help you recover and maintain your health)
Better prepare mentally for what comes next after the surgery (transition will be a bit easier)
Better know what to expect because of the recovery timeline aided by the individualised physiotherapy rehabilitation plan
