Post-surgical rehabilitation protocols and exercise prescription
Learning Objectives
Describe the principles of tissue healing, including the stages of inflammation, proliferation, and remodeling, and their implications for post-surgical rehabilitation.
Apply prehabilitation principles and identify evidence-based pre-operative interventions that improve surgical outcomes.
Implement acute phase post-operative management strategies, including pain control, edema management, and early mobilization.
Design subacute rehabilitation programs incorporating progressive range of motion, strengthening, and functional activities.
Apply progressive strengthening and neuromuscular re-education techniques appropriate to post-operative recovery phases.
Develop functional and activity-specific return programs based on objective criteria and clinical milestones.
Apply evidence-based rehabilitation protocols for total knee arthroplasty and total hip arthroplasty.
Describe rehabilitation considerations and protocols for rotator cuff repair and shoulder arthroplasty.
Implement post-operative rehabilitation programs for spinal surgery, including laminectomy, fusion, and discectomy.
Prescribe therapeutic exercise programs with appropriate parameters for intensity, volume, frequency, and progression.
Select and apply outcome measures and return-to-function criteria to guide treatment and discharge decisions.
