If you are scheduled for surgery, your treatment plan will almost always include rehabilitation. The period of inactivity required for surgery and the trauma your body experiences during surgery can cause your muscles, ligaments, and tendons to lose strength and flexibility.

This means, even after surgery, you won’t be able to fully use your body the way you want. To restore your function, reduce pain, and make you feel your best, simply getting surgery is not enough. You must rehabilitate the part of your body to reap the full benefits.

When you have surgery, your body cannot perform the way it used to – you must start from square one to teach your body how to function, once again. Jumping right back into your previous routine is a recipe for reinjury. Post-surgical rehabilitation will get you to gradually strengthen your body, so you get back into the rhythm of moving.

Post-surgical rehab will involve you working with a physical or occupational therapist on exercises, stretches, and therapeutic treatments. Gradually, you will see strength and flexibility return. After several weeks of rehabilitation, you will be able to return to your previous routine without the fear of reinjury or weakness that prevents you from using your body to the fullest extent.