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Post-surgical rehab

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How Physiotherapy Helps in Post-Surgical Rehab

Are you scheduled for an upcoming surgery and concerned about bouncing back from it well—or even hopeful that you’ll end up feeling stronger than before?

Our highly skilled and experienced team at Choice Health Centre can guide you through the entire pre-surgical and post-surgical process so that you can maximize your outcomes and make the most out of any type of invasive procedure.

What is post-surgical rehab and what are the benefits?

Both pre- and post-surgical rehab are essential elements to successful patient outcomes. Post-surgical rehab with a therapist is especially important in order to make sure things go smoothly after your operation is done. This is because any type of surgery is a form of trauma and can affect the body differently. Even minor and uncomplicated surgical procedures can have a major impact on your health.

Individualized post-surgical rehab with a therapist not only minimizes your pain and accelerates your rate of healing (and return to sport or work). It also reduces the chances of post-operative complications including infections, bleeding, blood clots, muscle weakness, scar tissue, decreased function, and other factors which can negatively impact your long-term health.

Another critical reason for electing post-surgical rehab is that it can help you reduce or completely avoid prescription pain killers, including opioids.

For this reason, the CDC advises people to choose physiotherapy over prescription painkillers whenever possible.

Common reasons for surgery and things to consider in the post-surgical phase

When conservative treatment options for an injury or health condition fails to provide effective relief, many patients elect to undergo surgery for rotator cuff tears and other types of injury, including:

  • Full or partial knee replacements
  • Total hip replacements
  • ACL, MCL, and/or meniscus repairs
  • Heart surgery (e.g., ablations, stent placements, cardiac pacemakers, etc.)

The impact of these surgeries should not be understated. Most surgeries incur at least some degree pain, inflammation, mobility limitations, and swelling. To complicate matters, you likely were already experiencing pain and dysfunction prior to your operation!

Plus, you’ll likely have to learn how to do certain things some things all over again (even things as simple as walking and dressing), either to accommodate healing tissues and/or to avoid recurring dysfunction. Your therapist can teach you how to perform tasks safely while following critical post-operative guidelines (e.g. hip precautions, sternal precautions, spine precautions, non-weight bearing, etc.) which are often outlined by your surgeon.

HOW WE CAN HELP IN POST-SURGICAL REHAB

No matter what your particular surgery may be, you can rely upon our team to get you moving again. Our team is here to help you make sense of confusing medical terms and learn the right progressions of exercises and activities to maximize post-surgical recovery!

Instead of masking pain, our team can help you resolve your pain and other impairments. We do this through techniques such as joint mobilizations, home exercise programs, and other modalities such as electrical stimulation and laser therapy.

Depending on your post-operative environment, a therapist can also help you problem solve how to safely get in and out of a car, up and down stairs, in and out of bed, and so on while protecting your healing surgical site and keeping you safe. We can give you adaptive tools to compensate for reduced movement while at the same time working with your body to restore normal range of movement as quickly as possible.

Lastly, our team can also educate you about lifestyle and nutritional techniques to optimize your healing and health in the long-term. That way, you’ll be far more likely to avoid re-injury, recurrent surgeries, and prolonged downtime.

Feeling anxious about an upcoming surgery? For more details contact Choice Health Centre today to schedule a post-surgical consultation and set yourself up for post-operative success!

Multidisciplinary Team

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Dr. Erin Kempt-Sutherland

Centre Director

(Fall River, Dartmouth)

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Dr. Nick Stryniak

CEO

(Dartmouth, Halifax, Bedford, Fall River)

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Sushu Parab

Physiotherapist

(Dartmouth)

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Matt Nixon

Physiotherapist

(Dartmouth)

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Dr.Brigitte MacPhail

Chiropractor

(Dartmouth)

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Dr. Justin Brooks

Clinical Lead

(Dartmouth)

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Alyssa Leblanc

Clinical Lead

(Dartmouth)

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Kat Doucette

Registered Massage Therapist

(Dartmouth)

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Ashley Elizabeth

Kinesiologist/
Clinical Pilates Instructor

(Dartmouth)

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Bobi MacKinnon

Occupational Therapist

(Bedford, Fall River, Dartmouth, Halifax)

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Tanya Conrad

Kinesiologist,
Certified Pedorthist

(Bedford, Fall River, Dartmouth, Halifax)

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Dr. Anna D’Intino

Naturopath

(Dartmouth)

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Chelsea McKenna

Osteopath

(Fall River, Dartmouth)

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Dora Hernandez

Laser Technician

(Dartmouth)

YOUR PATHWAY TO AMAZING PATIENT RESULTS

1. Book Your Appointment

Select your preferred location, service and provider. If you are not sure where to start, click here or call 902-404-3668 and we will help you.

2. We Listen

Our specialists listen to your concerns and work with you to create an individualized plan for your recovery.

3. Personalized Treatment Plan

In some instances, a combination of therapies will provide you more complete results, in less time. If so, our practitioners are trained to make the right referral, at the right time.

4. Integrative Approach

Our therapists will take the time to explain their findings, and work with you to create a treatment plan tailored to your specific needs and goals - on paper, that you get to take with you!

5. Celebrate Your Wins!

We believe that anytime you reach a milestone or accomplish a goal, you deserve to be celebrated! We will do our best to help keep you on track so that we can celebrate with you.

6. Wellness Services

We are not just a pain/injury clinic. We want to help you move, feel, and perform your best! Our team will make recommendations based on your needs and preferences to help not only maintain your results, but continue to thrive!