Post-surgical physical therapy is a critical part of the recovery process, helping to speed the healing process and hasten your return to your daily activities. Physical therapy not only helps to improve your mobility, balance, and strength, it helps to ease pain and swelling, reduces scar tissue formation, and improves flexibility. Your physical therapy regimen will vary depending upon the type of surgery you have. In addition to exercises done together with your therapist, you will likely also have ‘at home’ exercises to perform between sessions. Specific instructions for your physical therapist are provided here to help guide you and your therapist in your recovery process.
General Guides/Exercises
- Gradual Return to Throwing & Pitching
- Return to Running
- Shoulder Surgery Post-Op Exercises
- Rotator Cuff & Shoulder Rehabilitation Exercises (AAOS)
- Knee Arthroscopy Exercise Guide
- Knee Rehabilitations (AAOS)
- Hip Rehabilitation (AAOS)
Hip
Elbow
Achilles Tendon
Knee
- Quadriceps or Patellar Tendon Repair, or Patella ORIF
- Posterolateral Corner Reconstruction
- Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Reconstruction
- Patella Cartilage Surgery
- Medial Patellofemoral Ligament (MPFL) Reconstruction + TTO
- Medial Patellofemoral Ligament (MPFL) Reconstruction
- Meniscal Repair
- Medial Collateral Ligament Injury
- Knee Cartilage Surgery
- Knee Arthroscopy
- ACL – Autograft
- ACL – Allograft
Shoulder
- Total Shoulder Arthroplasty
- Small/Medium Rotator Cuff Repair
- Shoulder Posterior Capsular
- Shoulder Arthroscopy
- Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty
- Pectoralis Major Tendon Repair
- Massive Rotator Cuff Repair
- Latarajet Procedure
- Biceps Tenodesis
- Biceps Tendon Repair (Post – Rupture Distal End)
- Arthroscopic Bankart (Labral) Repair
- Acromioclavicular Joint Reconstruction
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