Preoperative and Postoperative Care and Treatment | Physiotherapy Management
Our Preoperative and Postoperative Care and Treatment includes Physiotherapy Management before or after surgery, helping with anxiety and enhancing your surgical experience and recovery
Overview
What is Preoperative Care? | Preoperative and Postoperative Care and Treatment
Physiotherapy Management of preoperative and postoperative rehabilitation is an important aspect of care and treatment in your surgical journey. Our physiotherapists seek to maximize your functional abilities and minimize the risk of developing complications through the use of a wide range of methods.
Our prehabilitation aims to prepare you physically and mentally for surgery, so as to reduce your preoperative anxiety and maximise success rate during operation.
How do I recover faster after surgery | Preoperative and Postoperative Care and Treatment
Our postoperative rehabilitation aims to get you back on your feet as soon as possible by enhancing recovery journey and reducing recovery time, relieving pain and improving your mobility after surgery.
Heart and Lung Physio provides preoperative and postoperative care and treatment before and after surgery in Central Singapore (Novena).
Contact our clinic in Singapore today to request for physiotherapy management for your preoperative and postoperative journey.
Heart & Lung Physio Assessment and Rehabilitation Process
Your doctor will refer you to us at Heart & Lung Physio once you have a pre-scheduled operation date.
We will start with a physical examination which includes:
- Assessment of current function and stamina
- Establishing timeline and sessions to attend prior to your operation
- Advice on immediate post-operative care and exercises to do
An individualised on-site prehabilitation programme, together with a home exercise programme will be prescribed to you, so as to optimise your fitness level prior to your surgery.
After being discharged from the hospital post-surgery, our post-operative session will include:
- Assessment of your post-surgery function and stamina
- Establishing any precautions prior to starting your exercise programme
- Establishing functional goals and timeline to achieve your goals
An individualised on-site post-surgical rehabilitation programme, together with appropriate modification of your home exercise programme will be prescribed to you, so as to optimise your recovery post-surgery.
On top of that, appropriate respiratory adjuncts will be prescribed to you (i.e. incentive spirometer), to reduce risks of lung infection after your surgery.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why do I need to do exercise before my surgery?
Why do I need to do exercise after my surgery?
Can I go back to sports after surgery?
At Heart & Lung Physio, we are equipped with the expertise to rehabilitate and educate you back to your sports activities, so as to prevent any injuries and ensure that you are able to enjoy your sports activities safely.
If you are unsure of whether you are eligible to enrol into our prehabilitation and post-operative rehabilitation programme, drop us an enquiry on our enquiry page. Our physiotherapists will get back to you as soon as possible!
How we can help
We will start with a physical examination which includes:
Assessment of current function and stamina
Monitor symptoms and fatigue levels during exercise
Body Composition Analysis
With this information, we will create an individualised exercise programme to guide you on the appropriate exercises to do to help you achieve your health goals.