It’s important for patients to realize that post-surgical rehabilitation is a long process and can take months to recover; in some cases it could take up to a year. Whether the surgery is for your knee, shoulder, or is some other kind of surgery, the recovery period will take some time.
Post-surgical rehabilitation is a progressive activity where the tissues around the affected area need to be stimulated since they cannot recover on their own. This means that the core of post-surgical rehabilitation centralizes on doing the proper exercises and the proper amount of exercises where the intensity of the stimulation will gradually increase over time as the tissues mature.
After any operation, it’s important that body has time to heal. Dr. Santoro will help you create a treatment plan that is individually tailored to your type of surgery that will help improve the way you feel and how your body functions after the surgery.
The benefits of post-op rehabilitation include: