Post-Surgical Rehab

When conservative treatment options for an injury or health condition fail to provide effective relief, many physicians may recommend surgical correction. Some common conditions that may lead to surgery include, but are not limited to:

• Bony fractures that require pins and plates to stabilize
• Spinal stabilization or discectomy
• Total hip replacements
• Full or partial knee replacements
• Rotator cuff tears
• ACL, MCL, and/or meniscus repairs

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

To accommodate the needs of your repaired and healing tissues, it is likely that you will need to modify some of your usual daily activities like walking and getting dressed. Our physiotherapists can teach you how to perform tasks safely while following critical post-operative guidelines. These guidelines are often outlined by your surgeon and could include hip precautions, spine precautions, non-weight bearing, etc.

Both pre-and post-surgical rehab Ottawa, ON are essential elements to successful outcomes. Any type of surgery is considered a form of trauma and can affect the body differently. Even minor and uncomplicated surgical procedures can have an impact on your health. Because of this, post-surgical rehab with an Amped physiotherapist is especially important, in order to make sure everything goes smoothly after your operation is done.

Individualized post-surgical rehab with a physiotherapist not only minimizes your pain and accelerates your rate of recovery, but it can also reduce the chances of postoperative complications, including infections, bleeding, blood clots, muscle weakness, scar tissue, decreased function, and other factors that can negatively impact your long-term health.

Another critical reason for electing post-surgical physiotherapy is its ability to help you reduce or completely avoid prescription painkillers, including opioids. An opioid epidemic is currently gripping the country and impacting every socioeconomic class. According to the CDC, an estimated 115 people every day die from opioid overdose, and upwards of 29% of people, prescribed opioids will end up misusing these dangerous drugs.

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