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Before Surgery Care

You Can Never Be Too Prepared

We know that patients in good phys­i­cal con­di­tion before surgery greatly improve their chances of a suc­cess­ful oper­a­tion. Let our ther­a­pists help pre­pare you and your area of injury for your sur­gi­cal procedure.

Be Eval­u­ated

We start with a com­plete assess­ment of your strength, flex­i­bil­ity and func­tion. From this, we will design a pro­gram to pre­pare you and your area of injury for surgery.

Be Edu­cated

We will explain the pro­ce­dure you are about to have done and let you know the do’s and don’t for before and after surgery care.

Be Con­di­tioned

Let us design an exer­cise pro­gram spe­cific to your needs and procedure.

Be Ready — Acupuncture

Ear acupunc­ture points may be stim­u­lated (for peri­ods of time rang­ing from a few days up to two weeks) using ear tacks. These small nee­dles are inserted prior to surgery. They are held in place with a tiny adhe­sive strip and have been shown to reduce post-operative pain, reduce need for med­ica­tion, and improve heal­ing time.

What we treat:

• ACL and menis­cus Injuries
• Rota­tor Cuff Injuries
• Total Knee Replacements
• Hip Surgery/Replacements

How do I start?

Call us at (780) 464‑5915 to sched­ule your B4 visit.

Expect to learn the exer­cises and pre­cau­tions you will need. Ask us about the use of acupunc­ture. If you’re inter­ested, we will sched­ule an acupuc­ture assess­ment and ear tack place­ment for the week prior to surgery.

Take charge of your recovery.