Prehabilitation: Benefits of PT Before Surgery

 

Preoperative Physical Therapy Results in 'Significant' Reduction in Postoperative Care Use for Patients Undergoing Hip or Knee Replacement

PT in Motion | Oct. 2, 2014
 
A new study has found that as few as 1 to 2 sessions of preoperative physical therapy can reduce postoperative care use by 29% for patients undergoing total hip or knee replacement, adding up to health care cost savings of more than $1,000 per individual.

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Better Sooner and Later: Prehabilitation

There's growing evidence that adding a "p" to rehabilitation improves patient outcomes pre- and postsurgery and following cancer treatments—and saves money, too.

PT in Motion | By Eric Ries | February 2016
 

"There's no way I would've been able to handle chemotherapy if I hadn't done this first."

That was the assessment of a patient who'd had surgery for abdominal cancer, lost 40 pounds, and initially was "so weak she couldn't even complete half of our fitness testing," recalls Cheryl Guarna, PT, MPT, CLT, STAR/C, owner of Oncology Rehab and Wellness Resources in Ashburn, Virginia. Over the course of 4 weeks of prehabilitation leading up to chemotherapy, Guarna worked with the patient to build up her strength and conditioning. As a result, she tolerated chemotherapy well.

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Sources:

https://www.apta.org/PTinMotion/2016/2/Prehabilitation/

https://www.apta.org/PTinMotion/News/2014/10/2/PreOperativePT/