Prehabilitation
Recovery can start before an operation with targeted preoperative training. This offer is currently available to patients before a knee prosthesis operation.
Ideal preparation for every operation
Prehabilitation, or prehab for short, is individual preoperative movement therapy and physiotherapy. It shortens the length of the hospital stay, reduces the complication rate and improves the quality of life for patients after the operation. Prehabilitation includes physiotherapy, consisting of personalized training and education. This enables patients to maintain or improve their physical performance and functionality before an operation.
What are the benefits of prehabilitation?
- Overall state of health iimproves
- Cardiovascular fitness improves
- Activity level increases
- Fewer painkillers are required due to reduced pain levels
- Health-related quality of life is enhanced
- Rehabilitation period is shorter and daily activities can be resumed more quickly
- Complication rate is lower
How does prehabilitation work?
Many different combinations are possible for the design of the prehabilitation phase, which lasts at least four weeks. The program is tailored to your individual needs and physical fitness.
Please bring along: shorts (or tights/leggings) and T-shirt, sneakers, towel. There are changing and shower facilities on site.
What are the requirements for participation in the program?
- Adults
- Indication for a unilateral full knee prosthesis
- Waiting time from diagnosis of a need for intervention until the operation of at least four weeks
- Willingness to
- take part in prehabilitation treatment at the University Center for Sports Medicine and Prevention and/or
- independently conduct an individual program at home
What does prehabilitation cost?
Prehabilitation training is invoiced as part of a normal physiotherapy referral. No additional costs incur.
Contact
Please contact our reception if you have any questions or to register.
Reception
Monday to Friday
7 a.m.–8 p.m.
Saturday 7 a.m.–6 p.m.
Pascale Gränicher
Head of Prehab Treatment
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