Surgery is the last choice of treatment for many people. Undergoing surgery involves a lot of risks and recovery takes a long time. However, sometimes surgery is the best or only choice of treatment. In these cases, you should do your best to prepare your body for the operation.
You can prepare for surgery with pre-surgical rehab from a physical therapist. During your recovery from surgery, you’ll feel weaker, less flexible and less coordinated. It may be difficult to accomplish certain tasks on your own, like walking or getting dressed. Pre-surgical rehab from physical therapists, like those at Excel Sports and Physical Therapy in St. Peters, Missouri can help you recover faster and regain the ability to live independently.
How does pre-surgical rehab help?
Physical therapists are able to help people with all kinds of injuries and debilitating conditions, including the challenges that come from surgery. At Excel Sports and Physical Therapy, our physical therapists will work closely with you to develop a personalized treatment that will help you:
- Reduce your pain — Strengthening and stretching the muscles, ligaments and tendons around the area of surgery can help provide your body support to reduce pressure from the sensitive areas during recovery.
- Improve your mobility — As mentioned before, it can be difficult to do some things on your own during recovery because of loss of mobility. Physical therapy can help you retain more mobility after your surgery, so you can live more independently during your recovery.
- Improve your recovery speed — Pre-surgical rehab can help people recover fast and get out of the hospital quicker than people who do not have pre-surgical rehab.
Depending on the nature of your surgery and other variables, like medical history and age, your pre-surgical rehab may include:
- Hands-on therapy
- Massage
- Stretches and exercises
- Hot and cold therapy
- Electrical stimulation
- Ultrasound and more
Schedule pre-surgical rehabilitation at Excel Sports and Physical Therapy in St. Peters, Missouri
Are you scheduled to have surgery in the near future? Pre-surgical rehab can help patients prepare for surgery as much as six weeks in advance. Contact us today if you would like to speak with a physical therapist and find out what we can do for you.
Our St. Peters (Piper Hill Drive) location:
112 Piper Hill Drive
Suite 2
St. Peters, Missouri 63376
Excel Sports and Physical Therapy serves patients from multiple locations in the St. Louis area. Please visit our locations page to discover other clinics that may be more convenient for you.
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