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Joint Replacement Rehabilitation

Joint replacement rehabilitation provides services for individuals who:

  • Will be having or have had hip and knee replacement surgery
  • Experience chronic joint pain or arthritis and loss of joint mobility
  • Have degenerative joint diseases
To increase an individual's mobility and help them return to an active life, physical therapists and occupational therapists offer individual and group therapy sessions, education and training before surgery preoperative education and training and postoperative evaluations. Therapies may focus on:
  • Activities of daily living
  • Body mechanics and balance
  • Education
  • Energy conservation
  • Joint mobility
  • Strengthening and conditioning support muscles

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