How to meet your goals post-surgery

Medical professionals will tell you to keep moving after surgery. A physical therapist may be able to help you reach your activity goals. Moving joints and muscles helps keep them flexible and gives you more range of motion. You may not reach the goal you set each day or week, but if you write down a few notes about each session and occasionally look back to see how far you have come, it may encourage you and help motivate you to keep working at it. It takes work and some discomfort to keep on track with the exercises prescribed.

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When you see a physical therapist ask a lot of questions and have instructions written down so that you understand them. Go over the exercises 2 or 3 times with the therapist so that you are sure you understand how to do them correctly and don't cause more damage.

After the swelling has gone down, you may help keep your joints flexible with a Maine Warmers microwave heating pad. These items are versatile and wrap around necks, knees, hands and feet.  Back Warmers and Neck Warmers as well as Cozy Cats  for get well gifts for someone who has just had surgery. Heat stimulates blood circulation and may help increase flexibility after surgery.

These corn-filled heating pads can also be frozen and used as ice packs that are soft and gentle on the skin