Rehabilitation
It is part of the physiotherapy section aimed at those acute, traumatic or post-surgery injuries that require follow-up in a shorter period of time.
The basis of treatment
The basis of the treatment is patient empowerment, providing information about the prognosis of the injury and recommendations to be followed at home in order for the patient to recover in the best possible way.
Who is rehabilitation for?
Any type of patient who has suffered a traumatic injury such as: anterior cruciate ligament tears, muscle fibre tears, ankle or knee sprains, contusions and haematomas, surgeries (knee prosthesis, hip prosthesis, rotator cuff sutures), bone fractures…
What is the Rehabilitation service based on?
Initial assessment
This is a 50-minute physiotherapy session. This is a comprehensive assessment of the injury and its suitability for the rehabilitation service, as not all pathologies benefit equally from this method of work. During this first visit, treatment will begin.
Control of acute symptoms and improvement of joint range
This consists of 25-minute sessions, several times a week (as many as the physiotherapist considers appropriate depending on the injury). These sessions will initially work on the control of acute symptoms and deficits: pain, lameness, teaching the use of crutches, exercises without load… Subsequently, more complex strength exercises, proprioceptive exercises, improvement of joint range… will be progressed in order to recover the functionality to be able to carry out daily life activities.
Possible referral to rehabilitation
Discharge
At the end of the treatment, we provide our patients with recommendations and steps to follow, choosing the most decisive actions to avoid a relapse of the symptoms.
Objectives
REHABILITATION
- Improvement of pain and body function
- Providing tools for self-management of symptoms
- Improving independence and quality of life
- Reduce the risk of sports injuries
The service is positioned as an intermediary between the doctor/surgeon, trainer and other services of our own centre with the aim of doing the most coordinated work possible.
Example of treatment
To understand the service we explain how we rehabilitate the Anterior Cruciate Ligament. We would like to point out that the diagnosis must be made by a doctor. If the patient comes before the surgery, we offer strength training to get to the intervention in the best possible condition, which will improve the subsequent recovery.
After surgery, we recommend waiting at least 2 weeks (or as indicated by the surgeon) to start rehabilitation. We usually recommend 3 rehabilitation sessions per week.
After approximately 3 months, the patient is referred to the rehabilitation service to recover strength and work on the sporting gesture. During the months that the patient continues with the re-trainer, the rehabilitation service will provide support where necessary.
We adapt to each case on an individual basis, jointly agreeing on the sessions to be carried out and we adapt to working together with professionals from other centres and/or sports teams, which is very common in this type of injury.
