Studio Pre-hab
If you’re waiting for orthopaedic surgery such as a joint replacement, ligament reconstruction or arthroscopic procedure, you may think the best thing to do is simply wait for your operation date. However, what you do before surgery, like prehabilitation, can have a significant impact on how well you recover afterwards.
This is where prehabilitation, or prehab, comes in.
Prehabilitation is a personalised programme of physiotherapy designed to prepare your body for surgery. It focuses on improving your strength, mobility, fitness and confidence before your operation preparing you for the physical demands of surgery and rehabilitation.
Do I need to pre-hab?
Prehabilitation isn’t just about exercise. It’s about understanding your surgery, setting realistic expectations, learning how to use walking aids if needed, and having the knowledge and confidence to actively participate in your rehabilitation. Research shows that exercise-based prehabilitation can reduce postoperative complications by up to 50%
A structured rehabilitation programme helps restore normal movement patterns, improve joint stability, and rebuild strength in a safe and progressive way. This includes a combination of mobility work, strengthening exercises, hands-on therapy where appropriate, and functional rehabilitation relevant to your daily life or sporting demands.
Why your rehabilitation should be tailored
No two injuries and no two people are the same. A tailored rehabilitation programme designed by a physiotherapist ensures that treatment is specific to your diagnosis, symptoms, surgery, lifestyle, and goals.
For example, rehabilitation before a rotator cuff repair will look very different to prehab before a knee replacement. Your physiotherapist will carefully assess joint movement, muscle strength, biomechanics, and functional limitations before building a specific plan for you. This allows progression at the right pace, ensuring tissues are loaded appropriately without provoking unnecessary flare-ups.
Take a hip replacement as an example. Many people awaiting surgery experience months or even years of pain. This causes you to walk less, avoid exercise and lose strength around the hip and leg muscles. We develop an individualised programme to improve strength, balance, flexibility and walking ability before surgery. As well as educate you on what to expect during your recovery. This preparation often makes patients feel more confident, recover mobility more quickly and return to everyday activities sooner after their operation.
How does studio rehab fit into this?
Studio Rehab is a personalised rehabilitation programme delivered as a package of 6 x 30-minute sessions on a 1-1 basis. Specifically designed to create accessible, afforable treatment to ensure everyone can recover post injection despite age and ability. Studio Rehab takes place in our fully equipped rehabilitation studio under the expert eye of our physiotherapists.
Each programme combines manual ‘hands-on’ treatment and guided exercise individually tailored to your stage of recovery and goals post-operatively. So whether it is getting back to Parkrun, picking up your grandchildren or your glorious return to the padel court, we have the knowledge and skills to ensure a full and comprehensive preperation. Studio Rehab is hands-on, supportive, and focused on long-term results—not just short-term fixes.
Pre-op, patients are often unsure on what to do (or what not to do) or what to expect. The studio creates an environment where patients can feel confident in movement with clear direction and advice.
For more information- here is our everything you need to know about studio rehab blog. To book an appointment, give our team a call 0114 267 8181.
