Post Operative Care

Post Operative Care

 

Post-operative rehabilitation is an essential component of recovery following any major or even minor surgery. Individually tailored treatment can help you restore your range of motion, strength, co-ordination, and let you return to your usual activities through a safe and supervised program.

Enhance can help with recovery following a huge variety of procedures including joint replacement, fracture and surgical fixation, ligament repair, tendon repair or spinal surgery for the neck or back.

To help you through post-surgical recovery Enhance will provide:

  • Hands-on treatment to relieve pain and swelling.
  • Exercise programs to restore function and strength after surgery.
  • Home activities to maximise the benefit from treatment sessions.
  • Information on the recovery process and answers to your surgical rehabilitation questions.

We work in co-ordination with other health professionals and communicate with particularly your surgeon or GP to ensure that you achieve the very best possible outcome. Enhance staff are trained to monitor your progression following your procedure and can be vital to avoid un-necessary set backs and complications.

Enhance Physiotherapy are involved in managing the recovery following injury to all areas of the body and our team have experience dealing with a wide range of surgical procedures. We commonly treat and rehabilitate the following:

Shoulder: Acromioplasty, Reconstruction, Rotator Cuff Repair, Stabilisation and Subacromial Decompression.

 

Arm: Carpal Tunnel Release and other Nerve Releases, Tendon Repairs and Tennis or Golfers Elbow Release.

 

Hip: Arthroscope, Hip Replacement, Hip Resurfacing and Labral Repair.

 

Knee: ACL and other Ligament Reconstruction, Arthroscope, Chondroplasty, Knee Replacement, Lateral Release, Meniscal Repair and Patella Tendon Transfer.

 

Lower Leg: Achilles Tendon Repair, Ankle Reconstruction, Bunionectomy, Fasciotomy, Ligament Repairs and Spur Removal

 

Neck and Back: Discectomy, Microdiscectomy, Laminectomy, Spinal Fusion and Stabilisation

We may also be able to help with recovery to fracture to any area of the body, whether it has been managed surgically or conservatively.

Our Enhance Physiotherapy and Exercise Physiology team are able to maximise your post operative recovery so we can have you returning to what you love quicker. Our expertise includes and is not limited to rehabilitating a huge variety of procedures post op including;

  • Joint replacement (hip, knee, ankle, shoulder)
  • Fractures
  • Spinal surgery
  • Ligament or tendon repair
  • Cartilage clean out or repair
  • Pelvic floor
  • Birth of babies

Any procedures where the normal anatomy of the body has been affected and movement through the area needs to be restored or normalised.

 

Enhance Physiotherapy are passionate about supporting your return to your optimum health and living your best life. Whether you are aiming to get back to work, sport or your usual hobbies we are always ready to help. If you need advice before or after surgery, please give the team at Enhance a call on (08) 9583 5165 or book online.

Adolescent and Paediatric Physiotherapy

Post Operative Care

Paediatric Physiotherapy is the treatment of children and adolescents. At Enhance Physiotherapy we treat children of any age. Growing up with pain can impact a child’s sport and physical interaction, which is a huge part of a child’s development.  We assess, diagnosis and treat a multitude of childhood injuries, and conditions.

 

Enhance Physiotherapy takes children’s pain and conditions seriously as many can be treated effectively with successful outcomes. Enhance Physiotherapy can offer treatment for children in the way of rehabilitation after a sports injury or broken bone, improving sporting performances, working on specific weakness to make your child a better runner or sports person, help your child achieve their goals, treat growing pains or help develop better movement patterns. At Enhance Physiotherapy we have individual tailored treatment plans for every child to help them achieve their goals.

Who would benefit from paediatric/adolescent physiotherapy?

    • Toe walkers
    • Children who are struggling to jump and hop
    • Children with poor running technique
    • Children who are struggling with ball and coordination skills
    • Rehabilitation post MVA or long hospital stay
    • Children who have growing pains that are limiting them
    • Children who have pain and are struggling to move
    • Children who want to live a healthy, active and their best life

At Enhance Physiotherapy we have access to the best group of health professionals who we can refer onto, if needed, such as leading paediatric specialist who can help with childhood conditions such as Cerebral Palsy, Down Syndrome, Autism, muscular dystrophies, Spina Bifida and other congenital syndromes or conditions.

 

At Enhance Physiotherapy we use the latest up to date research and treatment techniques to treat children and we have a great referral system so that your child gets the best plan for living their best life.

 

Book your Enhance Experience online, or call us today.

 

Nutrition

Post Operative Care

General food and nutrition

Although nutrition may seem easy to manage, a lot of Australians struggle to meet our dietary recommendations. Approximately 51.3% of Australians aged 18 and over meet the guidelines for the consumption of daily serves of fruit, and only 7.5% meet this recommendation for vegetables (data taken from 2017-18 National Health Survey). This may be due to a lack of time to plan, prepare and consume nutritious and tasteful food. At Enhance physiotherapy, our nutritionists can help discuss and develop solutions tailored to you to ensure you are consuming the appropriate foods to reach your nutritional guidelines. A qualified Nutritionist can assist you with:

  • Weight loss

Losing weight can be daunting, and sometimes hard to maintain. Effective and long term weight loss should begin in a healthy and controlled way, with realistic goals that are personalised to you and your circumstances. Our Nutritionists encourage sustainable weight loss over a reasonable time period and can coach you every step of the way to achieve your goals.

  • Sporting performance

In order to achieve your best sporting performance, maintaining quality nutrition is essential. Everything from what you are eating and drinking pre and post exercise, can have an effect in your performance. Understanding your protein, carbohydrate and fat intake can help optimise recovery and ensure you are playing, training or competing at your best.

  • Energy levels

Many foods can make us feel fatigued and run down. Everyone’s digestive system differs so some may respond to certain foods differently to others. Knowing and understanding what foods choose to optimise your energy levels and boost your immunity can play a huge part in your daily life.

Lower Limb Biomechanical Assessment Special
  • Food products and labelling

Food products and their labels may be confusing, however being able to decipher them enables you to make an educated choice about your nutrition. If you’re having trouble understanding food labels and you want help to read and understand the information on them, our Nutritionists have the resources to help you become familiar with food labels so that you can make smart food choices when shopping.

  • Nutrition in any age or life stage

Nutrition is important through all the stages of your life, however there are particular times where nutritional health becomes extremely important. For example, during childhood and adolescence, nutritional needs are elevated due to increasing growth rates, and nutrition deficiencies can potentially lead to a variety of issues. Similarly, nutritional requirements increase during pregnancy and personal eating habits may need to be modified to cater for the higher nutritional demands the body may require (example; protein, iron, iodine and folate). Meeting these nutritional requirements at this stage of your life is extremely important for the optimal growth and health of your child. At Enhance Physiotherapy we can help educate and inform you on all the nutritional needs depending on your age and life stage.

Here at Enhance Physiotherapy we are committed to providing you, your family and friends with the highest quality, evidence-based nutrition care. Whether you have short term or long term goals, we want to provide you with the necessary help required to reach your targets in a safe and realistic way.

Book your Enhance experience today by calling our friendly reception staff, who will help you find an appointment that suits you.