Physical therapy is crucial after any surgery that has an impact on musculoskeletal function. A physical therapist helps a client to restore strength, mobility, and function, reduce pain and inflammation, and prevent complications that may arise such as blood clots. Through various treatments, an after-surgery physical therapist will promote faster, more effective healing by guiding movement, rebuilding muscle, improving circulation, and minimizing scar tissue. They ultimately help counter the negative effects related to various procedures and help get clients back to optimal performance for sport, work, and/or daily activities in a safe and effective manner. Given that you’ve come online and searched “physical therapist after surgery near me” it’s safe to assume that you understand this. What you want to know, is which provider to turn to. If located anywhere in the Greater Vancouver area you’ll be pleased to know that your search concludes here at Absolute PhysioCare. Below is a brief summary of why we’re the BC Lower Mainland’s preferred after-surgery physical therapy clinic.
Why Absolute PhysioCare is Burnaby and Greater Vancouver BC’s Preferred After-Surgery Physical Therapist
Pre-Surgery Physical Therapist Consultations and Treatments
If you haven’t had your procedure yet, you have found us at the perfect time. We provide pre-surgery consultations and treatment sessions, be it days, weeks, or months in advance. The earlier the better, although it’s never too late.
There are definite advantages to “prehab” consultations and subsequent sessions (assuming there is time for sessions) with a physical therapist (PT). These include the following:
- Stronger Body and Core: Your PT will work with you to strengthen your core and build up the muscles around the surgical area. This will help reduce atrophy that may have already occurred due to injury, which will better prepare your body for surgery, and will make post-surgery strengthening easier.
- Improved Circulation: Your PT will provide you with an exercise regime that boosts blood flow, delivering nutrients and oxygen to required parts of the body. Not only is improved circulation important during the procedure (mitigates risk of organ failure, as applicable) it will reduce swelling and promote healing.
- Can Improve Body’s Resilience to Stress of Surgery and Anesthesia: Your PT can accomplish this by improving your overall physiological capacity, primarily focusing on enhancing cardiorespiratory fitness, muscle strength, and respiratory function.
- Mental Preparation: Your PT will provide you with literal peace of mind. They accomplish this by educating you in a caring and compassionate manner about what to expect, and how to manage the recovery process from a physical and mental perspective.
Most Comprehensive Team of Post-Surgery Specialists
Whether you find this page before (as per above) or after surgery, you’ll be pleased to know that our clinic has one of the largest multidisciplinary PT teams in the BC Lower Mainland. Our full service clinic team features the following:
- Physiotherapists
- Registered massage therapists
- Chiropractors
- Acupuncturists (trained in Traditional Chinese Medicine)
- Dry-needling specialists
- Nutritionists
- Kinesiologists
- Active rehabilitation specialists
Learn more about YOUR after-surgery team right here.
Book your pre or post-surgery physical therapist appointment today
(Burnaby and Vancouver residents)