i was told to get exercise before surgery to improve outcome too- I think it did help quite a bit-
“i was told to get exercise before surgery to improve outcome too- I think it did help quite a bit-”
I had PT for a month prior to hip replacement in 2020, which they said would help. Maybe it did; maybe it didn’t. I only know that my recovery this time was much longer, more painful, with more complications than in the past. (Eight weeks in the past vs six months in 2020.)
I’d had a total hip in 1986 and a revision in 2005. Bounced back quicker than normal, according to both surgeons. No PT before or after.
Also, post-surgery those times I was in the hospital for five days post-surgery.
In 2020, they pushed me out after a day.
Too many variables to say why, definitely.
The surgeries before, follow-up visits were with the surgeons, who had their own practices. This time, I was shuffled among PAs in the massive industrial-like conglomerate.
The surgeries before, no PT. Just my own instinct and determination, and being ultra careful not to do prohibited actions during recovery. This time, PT was involved and I blame the setbacks I had on exercise in PT. Each visit you were shuffled around and “treated” by four or five people. I can’t even call it assembly line, as an assembly line has structure and purpose. From my observation, the only purpose of PT is $$$$$.
Sometimes, the old ways are better. Just be aware of what is prohibited, and push yourself to get to 100%, using what forms of exercise will het you there.