Injury & Recovery
Post-Surgical Rehab
Surgery fixes the structure. Physical therapy after surgery gets the joint moving, the muscle strong and you back to daily life. Post-surgical physical therapy at Sunshine Physical Therapy in Commack, NY follows your surgeon’s protocol. Dr. Venise Mule-Glass, DPT, is affiliated with Hospital for Special Surgery.
Prehab: getting stronger before surgery
Prehab before surgery, or physical therapy ahead of the operation, helps you go into the operation stronger and learn the exercises you will need afterward. People who are stronger before surgery often recover with less trouble.
Surgeries we help people recover from
Physical therapy after surgery covers many procedures.
Knee replacement rehab and ACL surgery rehab
Regaining bend and straightening, then strength, then confident walking and activity. Knee pain.
Hip replacement rehab
Safe movement, walking and strength. Hip pain.
Rotator cuff repair rehab and rehab after shoulder surgery
Protecting the repair, then restoring motion and strength. Shoulder pain.
Spinal fusion rehab and other spine surgery
Graded walking, core control and safe lifting. Back pain.
Following your surgeon’s protocol
Your surgeon sets the rules for how fast you move. We follow them and keep your surgeon updated. Recovery usually runs in stages: protecting the repair, regaining motion, building strength, then returning to the activities you care about. Ask us what the timeline looks like for your surgery.
You can usually choose where you do physical therapy after surgery. Call us and we will tell you how your plan works. Related: arthritis and joint pain and sports injury rehab.
Next step
Post-surgical care in Commack
Sunshine Physical Therapy is locally owned and operated at 297 Commack Rd in Commack, NY. We are accepting new patients and offer telehealth appointments.
We see patients in Commack, New York.