How to guarantee the patient’s success after shoulder arthroplasty part II: post-surgery rehabilitation

Jolanta Kujawa, Jarosław Oborzyński, Mirosław Janiszewski

Jolanta Kujawa, Jarosław Oborzyński, Mirosław Janiszewski – How to guarantee the patient’s success after shoulder arthroplasty part II: post-surgery rehabilitation. Fizjoterapia Polska 2004; 4(2); 176-182

Abstract

In the opinion of many authors, surgical reconstruction of the shoulder enables optimal recovery of functionality. The problem of post-surgical rehabilitation remains a point of however, due to differences of opinion regarding the optimal time to commerce rehabilitation, the order which exercises are introduced, and the need to modify physiotherapeutic procedures. Long-term cooperation within the treatment team and good cooperation with the patient can guarantee a positive rehabilitation outcome. The rehabilitation program should be individually tailored and modified at each stage of treatment. On the basis of a review of the literature and their own experience, the authors have developed a basic post-surgical rehabilitation program, which enables the recovery of optimal joint function. The article is illustrated by photographs showing the proposed exercises.

Key words:
early rehabilitation,kinesitherapy, physicotherapy
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