Postoperative Rehabilitation

After surgery, particularly Orthopedic surgery, much work is often required from the patient to restore mobility and use, and combined with the appropriate rehabilitative therapy it can create a rapid and complete recovery that does not leave any lingering weakness.

Osteopaths can use their unique manipulative skills along with exercise-based rehabilitation and the use of therapy machines to help create this rapid total resolution. Any tissue that is separated surgically from itself or other tissues it was joined to, heals with an inflammatory process of scar tissue formation that is our method of wound healing, this can however fail to be reabsorbed or even continue with unnecessary growth, both these being a common cause of postoperative pain and restriction that can detract from the success of the operation. The unique manipulative hand skills of an Osteopath can create re-absorbtion of this scarring and replacement by the correct tissue type for that area.

The practitioners at the Carlton Clinic are trained to refer to and work with consultants and doctors and regularly do so.

Consultation: appointment by telephone 01293 784200