Pre and Post-Operative Care – What’s Included?

When preparing for your surgery, our pre-operative care is specially designed by our therapists to help you optimize your outcome after surgery. Prior to your operation, we work with you to maximize strength, range of motion, and function, as well as provide education and help you prepare mentally.

Following surgery, our goal is to return you to your prior level of physical function including successfully returning to work, recreation, and other activities. We customize a post-operative care program for you to promote healing, reduce pain and swelling, and restore joint mobility, flexibility and strength. After a thorough evaluation, our therapists will work with you to set functional goals as well as restore normal movement, flexibility, and function.

Get Healthy Before and After Surgery

Pivot’s comprehensive pre- and post-operative care includes:

Educating patients on immediate post-surgical exercises and precautions
Improving muscular control for faster recovery
Increasing overall well-being and fitness
Mentally preparing for surgery
Reducing pain and inflammation prior to operating
Exercises for strength, flexibility and increased range of motion
Gait analysis and training
Home exercise instruction
Manual therapy techniques
Modalities such as ice, heat, and electrical stimulation
Posture, balance, and coordination training