Before surgery

This kind of rehabilitation aims at optimal preparing patients for the procedures. This procedure includes:

1. getting to know and learning about:

respective stages of treatment,
exercises that prepare the area for the surgery,
methods of protection and rest for tissues after a surgery, eg. walking with crutches, positioning the limb at night, using orthoses and stabilizers,
exercises done in the early stage after the surgery,
the rules of using cold.

2. physical preparation of the area:

reducing the inflammatory state (swelling and pain),
regaining achievable range of motion,
regaining achievable strength and muscle control through properly chosen exercises,
improvement of the static and dynamic function of the treated limb.
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Written by: Michal Kabzinski